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Kelly’s first anthology of his masterful daily comic strip, sets the stage well for what is to come, introducing Pogo, Albert, Churchy and many of the other primary swampland characters. It’s funny stuff, even if doesn’t yet have the political edge that will soon enter the strip. From the beginning though it has the flavorful dialogue, the deadpan expressions, the puns and plays on words, and the wonderful insights (transposed to critturs) on human nature. “Critturs what runs newspapers make mil...more
After my Mom & Dad got married, she saved every daily & Sunday Pogo comic strip in a pair of scrap books; and then Walt Kelly and Simon & Schuster released them in a paperback edition. Then she and Dad collected every book as they came out, as well as several of the nickel comics; and I still have all of them.
The were lovingly read and re-read by me and only survived thanks to having the bindings reinforced by brad fasteners. No other strip compares to Pogo's droll humor and the swam...more
The were lovingly read and re-read by me and only survived thanks to having the bindings reinforced by brad fasteners. No other strip compares to Pogo's droll humor and the swam...more
Pogo is my most recent favorite thing ever. It's written in a southerny style dialect by a Yankee and slyly comments on the 1950/60s political scene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bought this in '67, for a dollar, at the Navy Exchange in Sasebo, Japan, and I still have it. Still a reliable source of unbridled joy.
Pogo, along with the Beatles, made me what I am today - the good parts, anyway.
They were there so I read them - maybe too young to though.
I can't believe I didn't know about Pogo earlier
Old & wonderful! Yay Pogo!
As delightful as ever
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American animator and cartoonist best known for the classic funny animal comic strip, Pogo. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1951 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their Silver T-Square Award in 1972, given to persons having "demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession."
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