Bill Ward 1953

Early Bill Ward - Joker October-1953, and again in Humorama in 1962, and then again in the January 1970 issue of Romp...

Also given a full-page in The Wonderful Women of Ward, by Taschen on page 91, which states it was also published as the back cover of Quips magazine, June 1955.

8x12 ink and conte crayon on Bristol board.

"Have a heart, honey. I've already been rejected by the Army, the Navy and the Peace Corps."

Possible use of Bettie Page as a model...As her career was just taking off and Bill may have used a pic as a reference...