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Keystone State nickname origins and comic strip enlistment fact
The Keystone State nickname refers to Pennsylvania as the keystone of the arch supporting the original thirteen states. Joe Palooka was the first comic strip character to wear a soldier’s uniform in World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt personally thanked cartoonist Mort Walker for Palooka’s enlistment hype.
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