Post your Pogos / Walt Kelly Books! 5 5

[BB-Gun]

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I go Pogo....

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

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I go Pogo....

 

A great book and when I read the Kelly book I thought about the similarity in his border motifs to the borders that were on the early Mad magazines.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

Just saw this link in the weekly scoop newsletter:

 

Pogo Dell Comics Reprints

[OtherEric]

Nice! I've got the originals and the Eclipse reprints and Pogo Parade, but a good thick hardcover would STILL be a nice addition to the collection. Now if Fantagraphics would just finish Our Gang and somebody would do Fairy Tale Parade and Peter Wheat...

[OtherEric]

And, by special request from 40Yrs over in the funny animal thread, some Kelly pages from Looney Tunes.

 

 

 

[OtherEric]

And a few more:

 

 

 

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

Cool, thanks for posting. I like how they kept the pirate beard shaved after that second story. Were these in one issue or a monthly installment?

[OtherEric]

These are the first pages from issues 20-25, the Pat Patsy & Pete feature started earlier but these are the only 6 installments Kelly did. As best I can tell, Kelly did 14 stories for Looney Tunes: 6 Kandi the Cave Kid, 6 Pat Patsy & Pete, a one-shot story called King Hickory Stickory and the Dragon, and one Bugs Bunny story. Other than the first two Kandi stories I've got all the Kelly issues . (Overstreet says there's a Kandi story in issue 6 but there isn't; it's correct on 3-5, 8, 11, and 15).

[AJD]

I didn't really need an upgrade to my Pogo #3, but this beautiful file copy was too good to resist. Love me some Racine Wisconsin stamping.

 

 

 

Great back cover gag too.

[Point Five]

 

 

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

Awesome; let us know if you are selling your under copy!

[KirbyJack]

My last Pogo!

 

[Marty Mann]

My only one.

 

 

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[OtherEric]

My only one.

 

 

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If you only have one, that's an excellent choice, MM!

[Junkdrawer]

I just consigned a nice Four Color 148 to MCS to go into their August auction. They called it a 4.0 but I think it's nicer. I'm expecting them to have it up any day now as the auction starts on Saturday.

[OtherEric]

And here's a Walt Kelly book I didn't win. But not for lack of trying; the final price surprised me and I was expecting it to be high:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141041167558

 

By the way, today (the 25th) would have been Kelly's centennial! Here's a tribute a friend put together for the occasion:

 

http://whirledofkelly.blogspot.com/2013/08/birthday-greetings-to-mr-kelly.html

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

And here's a Walt Kelly book I didn't win. But not for lack of trying; the final price surprised me and I was expecting it to be high:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141041167558

 

By the way, today (the 25th) would have been Kelly's centennial! Here's a tribute a friend put together for the occasion:

 

http://whirledofkelly.blogspot.com/2013/08/birthday-greetings-to-mr-kelly.html

 

Hey, that tribute is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[Yellow Kid]

Unbelievable! You did a fantastic job. Thanks so much for your labor of love.

[OtherEric]

For the small part of it (one essay) that was mine, you are quite welcome. For the rest, I'll relay both of your thanks to Thom. Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[BB-Gun]

What a wonderful tribute to Kelly. He was a voice of reason in confusing times. His daily strip contained the political satire that had only previously been achieved by the political cartoonist of Punch and other magazines of the day.

And he could turn the strip into slapstick vaudeville comedy to entertain millions.

 

 

He also told wonderful children stories filled with soft images that endeared him in the minds and hearts of young fans.

 

When we discussed Kelly in BZ's thread, many people posted their issues of Pogo and Fairy Tales. When we discussed Pogo in the GCD chat group, Jerry Bails said he had them all...

Edited August 28, 2013 by BB-Gun