Walt Kelly Livres

This volume features the daily comic strips from 1951-1952, complete with additional content, including an introduction by Stan Freberg.

This first volume collects the initial two years of the renowned comic strip, showcasing Walt Kelly's early broad farce influenced by 1930s slapstick comedies. As the collection progresses, Kelly begins to explore political satire, marking an evolution in his storytelling.

Walt Kelly's Peter Wheat comics are renowned for their humor, artistic flair and appeal to both children and adults. The Peter Wheat comic books are extremely rare and have never been collected as a series before, due to their scarcity and rarity. Between 1948 and 1951, Kelly drew thirty-five issues of The Adventures of Peter Wheat, a sixteen page comic book given away to bakeries to promote Peter Wheat bread. The stories were fairy tales starring Peter Wheat, an elf-sized boy who lived in a hollow tree on the edge of a wheat field where he and the Little Folk battle Dragonel, Queen of the Hornets. While created with kids in mind the mythology spun in these stories is timeless. -Coupled with Kelly's incredible artwork, this series of stories, which run in arcs, are indispensable in Walt Kelly's canon of work, - commented Dr. Thomas Andrae, editor of this series. Peter Wheat production history was written by Walt Kelly biographer Steve Thomson for this volume.

The cartoon antics of Pogo the Possum and his friends in Okefenokee provide a witty and satirical view of American politics, morality, social values, and behavior

"A true natural genius of comic art." — Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey Starting in 1948, Walt Kelly's newspaper-based comic strip Pogo lampooned sociopolitical issues from the Red Scare to the environmental movement. A gifted cartoonist who began his career at Walt Disney Studios, Kelly explored the virtues and follies of human nature with a lively cast of Okefenokee Swamp critters. Kind-hearted Pogo Possum headed the crew, which included intellectual Howland Owl; exuberant Albert Alligator; poetic mud turtle Churchy LaFemme; romantic hound dog Beauregard Bugleboy; and other impish personalities. Even readers too young to appreciate the strip's satirical elements were charmed by the eccentric creatures and their offbeat wordplay. This compilation features comics from the election year of 1952, during which Pogo's neighbors encouraged the reluctant possum to run for president. Their rallying cry, "I Go Pogo," parodied Dwight D. Eisenhower's "I Like Ike" slogan and provided real-life fans with a write-in candidate. Kelly's sly humor and flair for creative language—replete with malapropisms and nonsense verse — retain their imaginative verve for comics enthusiasts of the twenty-first century.

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This collection features the classic newspaper strip from 1961 to 1964, showcasing its enduring political satire that resonates strongly in today's context. The work captures the essence of the era while highlighting themes that remain relevant, offering readers a glimpse into the social and political landscape of the time through sharp wit and humor.

This reprint features original activity books for children created by Peter Wheat, known for their engaging content during the Golden Age of children's literature. Published by the Breads and Bakers Associates and distributed by Dell Publishing, these books offer a nostalgic experience filled with fun activities that encourage creativity and learning in young readers.

The book showcases the politically progressive and influential newspaper strip from the years 1959 and 1960, highlighting its impact during a transformative period in society. It captures the essence of the strip's commentary on contemporary issues, reflecting the cultural and political landscape of the time. Through its illustrations and narratives, the work provides insight into the power of comic strips as a medium for social critique and engagement.