If you grew up anywhere between the 1950s and the early 2000s, the ritual was sacred. You peeled back the waxy paper of a piece of Bazooka bubble gum, popped the stale, pink brick into your mouth, and then—carefully—flattened the crinkled comic strip against your thigh.
So the next time you see a dusty box of Bazooka at a retro candy store, buy it. Don't chew the gum (seriously, it’s like chewing a candle). Just look at the comic. Find that little box. And remember a time when a secret code only required a piece of gum, a dream, and a complete disregard for dental hygiene. bazooka joe code
Depending on the decade, the printing plant, or the alignment of the stars at Topps Company headquarters, the icons meant different things. In the 1950s, a "sailboat" might be the letter S. In the 1970s, it might be a period. If you grew up anywhere between the 1950s