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Post your Pogos / Walt Kelly Books!
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OtherEric

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Just bought a Fairy Tale Parade #1 off eBay from Lone Star; I'll scan and post that once I get it in my hands.

 

Disregarding for a moment the handful of pages Kelly did for DC, and some of his cover only books, I think that gives me all but one of the major Kelly keys. I've got Animal Comics #1, Four Color #105, Pogo Possum #1, Fairy Tale Parade #1, and Adventures of Peter Wheat nn (#1). Other than the Our Gang #1, are there any books I'm forgetting?

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Just bought a Fairy Tale Parade #1 off eBay from Lone Star; I'll scan and post that once I get it in my hands.

 

Disregarding for a moment the handful of pages Kelly did for DC, and some of his cover only books, I think that gives me all but one of the major Kelly keys. I've got Animal Comics #1, Four Color #105, Pogo Possum #1, Fairy Tale Parade #1, and Adventures of Peter Wheat nn (#1). Other than the Our Gang #1, are there any books I'm forgetting?

 

How about Four color 73 Three Caballeros - or does that one shot not count?

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50YrsCollctngCmcs

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Did someone mention Four Color 71, the Three Caballeros. This is one of my favorite books for a variety of reasons. First I remember being fascinated by the clips of this movie they would show on the network Disney show as a child. Then in the early seventies as I perused my first price guide (edition 2) I was astonished to see there was a comic of the movie and by Walt Kelly no less. I might not have been completley aware of Kelly's importance at that point although I think I was aware of Pogo.

 

It would be another five to six years before I picked up this issue in the late seventies or early eighties at one of Seuling's Philadelphia July 4th shows. At the time i thought it was a brilliant score for $20. but in retrospect the condition is a little rough. Of course I had not seen another in looking at shows over five to six years so I considered it rare!

 

I actually think the back cover is nicer than the front. I will post some interior images shortly.

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OtherEric

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I still don't know that I consider the FC 71 a key book. It's definitely a beautiful one I want to get my hands on sooner rather than later!

 

I do have the FC 92, with Pinocchio and Donocchio. Another very fun book; and also neat in that Kelly was one of the animators who worked on Pinocchio.

 

And, since I don't think it's shown up in this thread yet:

 

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I love the picture frame covers on Animal 17-24.

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Here are a couple of Kelly books I bought within the last few weeks.

I got a kick out of the "Enchanted Head" story in #69. A knight has to find someone to marry the talking head (a prince) he carries around on a pillow.

 

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selegue

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Very nice copies :applause:

 

Do you consider the 69 as a western since the mouse, frog and cricket are mounted?

 

They are gorgeous!

 

What's next, King of the Royal Mounted? Or is that a northern rather than western?

 

JPS

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