'''Pop Jenks''' is the elderly proprietor of the Sugar Bowl soda shop where he would serve Harold Teen and his friends his popular Gedunk sundaes. He is portrayed as a prominent, stern but fair community figure who often finds himself exasperated by the rebellious antics of Harold and Alec Smart. Despite his strict demeanor, Pops has a soft spot for his customers and would often offer them guidance and advice when needed, serving as a mentor figure in the strip.
*Harold Teen (1919-1959)
*Popular Comics #1-145
*Super Comics #1-121
*Four Color Vol.2 #2, 209
*Harold Teen (1928)
*Pop Jenks was inspired by the real-life Pop Walters, who ran a soda fountain and stationery shop across from the high school Ed attended in Moline, Illinois.
*The word "gedunk" became military slang to refer to snack shops and ice cream starting in 1931.
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Teen Wikipedia]
*[http://www.toonopedia.com/teen.htm Toonopedia]
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The Love Life of Harold Teen (May 1919)
'''Pop Jenks''' is the elderly proprietor of the Sugar Bowl soda shop where he would serve Harold Teen and his friends his popular Gedunk sundaes. He is portrayed as a prominent, stern but fair community figure who often finds himself exasperated by the rebellious antics of Harold and Alec Smart. Despite his strict demeanor, Pops has a soft spot for his customers and would often offer them guidance and advice when needed, serving as a mentor figure in the strip.
Mr. Jenks
Chicago Tribune Syndicate
Carl Ed