Behold Joe Dope hitting his stride in taking some bombs for a ride
Equipment-handling cartoon for ordnance crews: Joe Dope drives a bomb-carrying truck into a billboard, with a sergeant sitting on the bomb and a building hit behind. The verse mocks 'Joe Dope' as the careless handler, name-calling softened by humour.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Ordnance Department, U.S. Army; artist Will Eisner
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Ordnance Department, U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1143GG (NAID 514700).
Text on the object
Behold Joe Dope hitting his stride In taking some bombs for a "ride"! The sequel of this is Some duds and near misses- A blow to the bombardier's pride! [on truck:] W01107 [signature: WARRANT OFF. Will Eisner] [imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943 O 553727 [plate mark:] A10
