Ted Geisel (“Dr. Seuss”) had a career as an advertising illustrator before The Cat In The Hat changed his prospects. The Flit ads are pretty gameable (paging Patrick Stuart’s Fiddlin Joe) and, given the time frame, there’s some inevitable catnip for people who are both easily offended and lack historical perspective.
To get the full range of his work, click on the clients’ names in the top bar.
http://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dsads/#intro
Tattered Remains of Tartary 
I strongly recommend the “pre-Seuss” Seuss collection entitled The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs The Dough
Simply marvellous – it’s got the Flit ads, his college work, WWII editorial cartoons, a bunch of insane one-pagers, it’s really great and worth looking for at the library.
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One of these days i need to stat up everything in On Beyond Zebra
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