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Ho-Ho-Ho from Fifty Years Ago … – Library of American Comics
We bring 2022 to a close with a Fantasy Comics Page from a half-century past — welcome to Christmas Day, 1972! Many narrative strips of the period were willing to pause to mark the holiday: you’ll seeBuz Sawyerdoing a “before and after” outing that allowed snowbound northerners to sigh at the idea o
A Titanic Team: Popeye & London – Library of American Comics
So around Thanksgiving-time I decided to re-organize my books, which occupy fourteen seven-foot bookshelves on two floors in our home. What was I thinking? It meant moving over seven thousand hardcovers, artbooks, and large-size paperbacks, with many of the books that had been upstairs going downsta
Shoulders of a Giant – Library of American Comics
We pause to remember and pay respects to cartoonist and comics historian Robert C. (“R.C.”) Harvey, who passed away on July 7th of this year, at age eighty-five.“Harv,” as he was known to many, was one of the pioneering comics historians of the second half of the 20th Century. I first recall encount
Labor Day Loafers (Not the Shoes!) – Library of American Comics
One of the dictionary definitions of the wordholidayis, “A day free from work, which one may spend at leisure.” America welcomes September by celebrating its workforce on Labor Day, during which many relax or, put a less delicate way, they loaf.Thinking about Labor Daylast time in this space, we loo
A History BUF & Comics-to-the-Lively-Arts – Library of American Comics
The modern crescendo of comics translated into mass media forms has been building for several years. Beyond the recent superhero domination of the local cineplex and network weblets like The CW, independent works such asScott PilgrimandThe Walking Deadboth debuted in that “long ago” year of 2010; ei
Here’s to the Working Man (and Woman)! – Library of American Comics
America’s Labor Day is fast approaching. This holiday recognizes the nation’s workers, though the labor force has certainly changed since the Federal government enacted the holiday in 1894!Newspaper comics have featured all sorts of workers during their long history. Below we’ve sampled a handful fo
An Isolated Bravo! – Library of American Comics
The recentPreviewslistings brings glad tidings for fans of one of the medium’s true Masters, and for those who may have missed a pair of nifty books the first time around. The Library of American Comics, in partnership with IDW, is again making available a pair of milestone releases by and about tha
Long Sam and Nature Girl: 2 of 2 – Library of American Comics
Last time in this space, we discussed Al (Li’L Abner) Capp’s other comic strips, with an emphasis onLong Sam, which began in 1954 and chronicled the story of a tall, statuesque brunette who grew up sheltered in a remote Rocky Mountain valley before getting her first taste of the outside world.We als
Wuxtry! Wuxtry! TERRY Fans Rewarded! – Library of American Comics
When we announcedTerry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, we promised folks who subscribed to the full series at the Clover Press website that they would receive a “Special 16-Page Comics Section” featuring modern-day homages to Milton Caniff andTerry, the greatest adventure comics strip of all
The Modern Jules Verne – Library of American Comics
The Library of American Comics is the home of the most complete reprinting to-date of Alex Raymond’s comics output. Our hardcovers have captured his assisting/ghost work onBlondieandTim Tyler Luck, plus four oversized volumes containing his completeJungle JimandFlash Gordon, as well as a standalone
Long Sam and Nature Girl: 1 of 2 – Library of American Comics
Al Capp is best known as the creator of the hillbilly masterpieceLi’l Abner, but he always had other irons in the fire. In the latter stages of his career he was also a newspaper columnist and commentator on a syndicated radio series — nearer the middle of his career, after he had won away the merch
The Story Behind the (Untold) Terry Story – Library of American Comics
Last time in this spacewe talked about theTerry and the Pirates“Special 16-Page Comics Section” that those who subscribed to theTerryMaster Collection series are receiving as an additional bonus. This Comics Section features two dozen international creators offering their “takes” on Caniff’s classic