Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics

by Elaine Scott, Margaret Miller (Photographer)

Surveys the history of comic strips, examines different kinds and examples, and discusses how they are created and marketed.

90 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

wish the cartoonists were credited next to the strips/panels. The price Hank Ketchum paid for creating Dennis the Menace (the estrangement from his son) isn't mentioned.
some of the strips chosen are more daring than i expected - especially in the political cartoon section.
really like the author telling how to read comics.
because of computers much of the "how to" section is out of date. and many of the contributors have died.