Content note: Racial caricature of a Japanese man and mock broken-English speech; swastika on a punched figure. This object is shown as it was published. Why
War Bonds Will Keep Him Punching
Cartoon war bonds poster: Uncle Sam punches a Hitler-like figure (swastika on sleeve) off his feet while holding a bent-over, bespectacled Japanese caricature under his arm; a bald third figure cries, saying 'I'm a no do nothing!' Footer: 'War Bonds will keep him punching!' The enemy is shown as ridiculous and helpless (name-calling), the Japanese figure with racialised features and mock broken English.
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Treasury Department (War Bonds campaign)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- Name-calling
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, War Bonds series. Signed 'Boring' (as read from the image). Sourced via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
I'M A NO DO NOTHING! WAR BONDS WILL KEEP HIM PUNCHING!
'I'm a no do nothing!' is in a speech bubble from the crying figure at right. The signature at lower right reads as 'Boring'. The footer line underlines 'KEEP'.
