Cover to cover Kelly - 100 pages!
One of the best single issues of a comic book made in mid-20th century America, this 100-page book reprints eleven of the best of Walt Kelly’s Pogo And Albert stories. As Walt puts it in the special introduction on the inside front cover, “… we are reprinting some of the high spots, gullies, and quicksands of Pogo’s comic book career.”
Pogo’s comic book stories are both similar to the newspaper strip and different. For one, they aren’t overtly political. For another, they have a totally different rhythm. And, on the third hand — waitaminnit — well, on the other hand, the comic book stories seem to me to be overall funnier, lighter, and more screwball. The drawing is more relaxed, less fused over, and flows beautifully. Plus, they is a more pronounced Southern dialect which I love, being from Louisiana, myself.
Condition is remarkably good for a comic book that is almost 73 years old. I’m not a professional comics grader, but I’d say this is a strong Good if not VG-. Complete, no markings, binding sound, no tears, minor creasing, slight spine roll. But “collecting” or “investing” is not why I want you to buy this baby. No, I want you to read it and enjoy it, just like I am certain the previous owner(s) did. This copy was unearthed at a flea market in Washington’s Skagit Valley in 2025. The inside back cover reprints four fan letters to Kelly. Truly a labor of love, this beauty!
Cover to cover Kelly - 100 pages!
One of the best single issues of a comic book made in mid-20th century America, this 100-page book reprints eleven of the best of Walt Kelly’s Pogo And Albert stories. As Walt puts it in the special introduction on the inside front cover, “… we are reprinting some of the high spots, gullies, and quicksands of Pogo’s comic book career.”
Pogo’s comic book stories are both similar to the newspaper strip and different. For one, they aren’t overtly political. For another, they have a totally different rhythm. And, on the third hand — waitaminnit — well, on the other hand, the comic book stories seem to me to be overall funnier, lighter, and more screwball. The drawing is more relaxed, less fused over, and flows beautifully. Plus, they is a more pronounced Southern dialect which I love, being from Louisiana, myself.
Condition is remarkably good for a comic book that is almost 73 years old. I’m not a professional comics grader, but I’d say this is a strong Good if not VG-. Complete, no markings, binding sound, no tears, minor creasing, slight spine roll. But “collecting” or “investing” is not why I want you to buy this baby. No, I want you to read it and enjoy it, just like I am certain the previous owner(s) did. This copy was unearthed at a flea market in Washington’s Skagit Valley in 2025. The inside back cover reprints four fan letters to Kelly. Truly a labor of love, this beauty!