Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics
by Bill Blackbeard
Smithsonian Collection of...
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Read in January, 1980
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artists, comic book fans
This book is a massive sampling of newspaper comics from The Yellow Kid to modern days (well, about 1977 anyway). The large pages allow for great classics like Little Nemo in Slumberland to be printed almost as big as they were originally. Comics like Nemo were so rich in fine details that are hard to appreciate or discern when printed in 8 1/2" x 11" format.
I used to pore over this book quite a bit as a kid. It gave me an appreciation for E. C. Segar's earl...more
I used to pore over this book quite a bit as a kid. It gave me an appreciation for E. C. Segar's earl...more
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Read in June, 2008
Did you know Dashall Hammett scripted "Agent X-9". Well I didn't. This is a great general history in a large format. The first appereance of Superman and The Batman? It's all here. Plus Terry and the Pirates and my all-time favourite comic strip. Krazy Kat.
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Fantastic collection of newspaper comics, in a size that does justice to the old full page Sunday strips. Has a classic full Segar Popeye sequence as well as many other fantastic strips.
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