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Mascot Monday: Peter the Anteater

Peter the Anteater

Flipping through the Sunday paper, I couldn’t help notice how light it seemed.  Not just the whole paper, but specifically the comics section.  I remember back in the day there were at least 8 full pages of colorized comics to pour through.  Being a kid at the time was great.  Nowadays it may be four and many of the classics moved aside to make room for the ‘parents with a newborn’ comic copycats.  What does this have to do with mascots?  When researching some candidates,  I discovered that this week’s inductee just happens to be inspired by a classic comic strip.  After reading some more on Peter the Anteater, I knew we had to tell this mascot’s 3 paned story.

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