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Long-Running Characters
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Walt Kelly [1913-73] browse books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Pogo" comic strip [1948-75] |
official Pogo Possum website
'I Go Pogo' fansite
Pogo Fan Club & Walt Kelly Society [est. 1984]
Pogo and The Walt Kelly Museum in Waycross, GA
Okefenokee PogoFest [March 2006 = #20] in Waycross, GA
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"I Go Pogo" book [1952] by Walt Kelly S&S pb [1/52] out of print/used "Pogo For President: I Go Pogo" animated movie [indep August 1980] Directed by Marc Paul Chinoy, with Skip Hinnant as the voice of Pogo Possum United American Video color VHS [12/89] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren
browse books •
official website
Harvey Kurtzman [1924-93]
co-founder of Mad Magazine [est. 1952]
browse books •
Wikipedia •
NCS page •
Toonopedia page
Gary Larson [retired 1994]
books •
credits at IMDb •
Wikipedia
"The Far Side®" panel [1978-94]
browse books •
official website •
Toonopedia page
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"The Complete Far Side: 1980-1994" 2-volume set [2003] Andrews McMeel 14¼x10 [10/2003] 2-volume slipcover edition for $94.50 {weighs 20 pounds!} |
| Carol Lay
browse books • official website • Wikipedia |
Stan Lee
browse books •
Wikipedia
long-time head of Marvel Comics [est. 1939]
corporate website •
Wikipedia •
Toonopedia page
Marvel Comics Super Heroes 20-stamp set from U.S.P.S. [2007] {opens in new window}
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"40 Years of The Amazing Spider-Man" [2004] Topics Ent. CD-ROM for Windows & Mac [11/2004] 11 disks for $29.99 |
| Bill Mauldin [1921-2003]
books • credits at IMDb • 'Comiclopedia' pages • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Willie & Joe" panel [1940-45]: Wikipedia • Toonopedia page |
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"Willie & Joe: The WWII Years" [2008]  by Bill Mauldin, edited by Todd DePastino Fantagraphics slipcover edition [4/2008] pre-order for $40.95 |
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"Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" [2008] by Todd DePastino W.W. Norton hardcover [2/2008] for $18.45 |
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"Bill Mauldin's Army: Bill Mauldin's Greatest World War II Cartoons" [1983] by Bill Mauldin Presidio Press 9x7½ pb [6/83] for $13.57 Presidio Press 10x9 hardcover [6/83] out of print/used |
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"Up Front" [1945 classic] by Bill Mauldin, Foreword by Stephen E. Ambrose won the Pulitzer Prize in 1946 {Mauldin was 23 years old) Bantam Books mass pb [3/83] out of print/used W.W. Norton 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2000] for $16.47 |
Scott McCloud
books •
official website •
Wikipedia
Aaron McGruder
books •
Wikipedia
"The Boondocks" comic strip [est. 1997]
official site •
tv series [debut Nov 2005]
Aaron McGruder-Boondocks fansite
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"A Right To Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury" [2003] Three Rivers 11x8½ pb [9/2003] for $11.53 |
Pete Millar [1929-2003] drag racing satirist
Burton Morris - pop illustrator [ requires Flash ]
Thomas Nast [1840-1902]
posters •
books •
Wikipedia •
Toonopedia page
Harper's Weekly's Nast archive site
Pat Oliphant
books •
syndicator's official website •
Wikipedia
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"Oliphant's Presidents: Twenty-Five Years of Caricature" [YR] by Pat Oliphant Andrews McMeel Publng 10¾x8½ pb [1/90] for $11.01 |
Virgil Partch {aka 'VIP'} [1916-84]
books •
BP's bio page •
Wikipedia
Harvey Pekar
browse books •
official website/blog {old} •
Wikipedia
 | "American Splendor" [H.B.O./Fine Line Features Aug 2003]
Inspired by the success of underground cartoonist R. Crumb, a V.A. file clerk writes & draws his own unsentimental view of working-class life, which leads to cult fame and even true love. Co-written & co-directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini; based on the book; starring Paul Giamatti, James Urbaniak, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander & Madylin Sweeten, with real-life folks Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff & Danielle Batone; won WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Oscar-nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay HBO Video widescreen color DVD [2/2004] for $10.99 HBO Video color VHS [2/2004] out of prodn/many used New Line Records soundtrack CD [9/2003] for $11.98 full credits at IMDb • official movie site {requires Flash} 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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"American Splendor: The Life & Times of Harvey Pekar" [2003 anthology] Stories by Harvey Pekar Ballantine Books 10¾x8¼ pb [7/2003] for $11.53 Titan Books Ltd. 10¾x8½ pb [1/2004] out of print/used |
"Bizarro" daily panel [est. 1985]
official website •
NCS page •
Toonopedia page
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Alex Raymond [1909-56] books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • NCS page "Flash Gordon" comic strip [est. 1934]
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"Alex Raymond: His Life and Art" [2004] by Tom Roberts Adventure House hardcover [DUE Nov 2007] not yet listed on Amazon |
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"Secret Agent X-9" comic strip [1934+] written by Dashiell Hammett [1894-1961]; illustrations by Alex Raymond Intl Polygonics 10½x6 pb [4/83] out of print/used Secret Agent X-9 entry at Wikipedia |
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Charles M. Schulz [1922-2000]
books • museum • Wikipedia • NCS page "Peanuts®" comic strip [1950-2000]
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"Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography" [2007] by David Michaelis Harper 9x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $23.07 |
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"The Complete Peanuts®"
1950-52: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [5/2004] for $18.24 1953-54: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [10/2004] for $19.11 1955-56: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [5/2005] for $18.24 1957-58: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [10/2005] for $18.24 1959-60: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [5/2006] for $18.24 1961-62: Fantagraphics 6¾x8½ hardcover [10/2006] for $18.24 1963-64: Fantagraphics 6½x8½ hardcover [5/2007] for $19.11 1965-66: Fantagraphics 7x8¾ hardcover [10/2007] for $19.11 
1967-68: Fantagraphics hardcover [5/2008] for $19.11
1969-70: Fantagraphics hardcover [10/2008] for $19.11
...and the rest to be published over the next 8 years |
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Dr. Seuss Page {real name Theodor Seuss Geisel [1904-91]} |
![Shel Silverstein [1930-99]](images/shelsilverstein.gif)
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Shel Silverstein [1930-99]
all books • kids books • browse albums • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia official site for kids • Shel's adult works |
 | "A Boy Named Shel: The Life & Times of Shel Silverstein" [2007] by Lisa Rogak Thomas Dunne Books 9½x6 hardcover [11/2007] for $16.47 |
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"Playboy's Silverstein: Around The World" [2007] by Shel Silverstein, Foreword by Hugh M. Hefner Fireside 11¼x8 hardcover [5/2007] for $16.32 |
 | "Shel Silverstein: Poems and Drawings" [2002]
includes Shel's three best-selling poetry collections: "Where The Sidewalk Ends" [1974], "A Light In The Attic" [1981] and "Falling Up" [1996] HarperCollins slipcovered box set [10/2002] out of print/used |
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"Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies" [orig 1973; remastered 2007] 30 songs written by Shel Silverstein R.C.A. audio CD [7/2007] 2 disks for $22.99 |
Art Spiegelman
browse books •
agent webpage •
Wikipedia •
Toonopedia page
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"The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale" [1992] awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 Pantheon 9½x6¾ pb boxed set [10/93] for $17.64 Gardners Books pb [9/2003] out of print/used Pantheon 9½x6¾ hardcover [11/96] for $22.05 |
gonzo cartoonist Ralph Steadman
browse books •
credits at IMDb •
official website •
Wikipedia
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"The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories - Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson & Me" [2006] Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [10/2007] for $10.20 Harcourt 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $17.16 |
 | Garry Trudeau
browse books • credits at IMDb • credits at IBDb • Wikipedia • NCS page "Doonesbury" comic strip [est. 1970]
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"Doonesbury: A New Musical" [1983] Book & lyrics by Garry Trudeau, music by Elizabeth Swados cast album/recordings not available; Broadway credits 11"x17" Broadway play poster from Amazon for $9.99 Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover playscript [1/83] out of print/used film of the Broadway cast [Nov 1983] Directed by Jacques Levy; starring Ralph Bruneau, Mark Linn-Baker, Gary Beach, Keith Szarabajka, Laura Dean, Albert Macklin, Barbara Andres, Kate Burton, Lauren Tom & Reathel Bean video/DVD not available; full credits at IMDb |
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"A Doonesbury Special" animated ½-hour short [N.B.C. Nov 1977] Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Garry Trudeau and animators John & Faith Hubley Pacific Arts color VHS [4/90] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
Chris Ware: browse books • Wikipedia
AK's Acme Novelty Archive fansite
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"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" [2000] Pantheon 6½x8 pb [4/2003] for $12.32 Pantheon 6¾x8½ hardcover [9/2000] for $22.05 |
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Bill Watterson [retired 1995]
books • Wikipedia "Calvin & Hobbes" comic strip [1985-95]
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"The Complete Calvin and Hobbes" 3-volume set [2005] Andrews McMeel 12½x11¼ hardcover [10/2005] 3-volume slipcover edition for $94.50 {weighs 22.5 pounds!} publisher's bookpage |
Gahan Wilson
browse books •
official website •
Wikipedia
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Murat Bernard 'Chic' Young [1901-73]
books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • NCS page "Blondie" comic strip [est. 1930]
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![NCS page](http://www.reuben.org/ncs/members/memorium/young.jpg"){kind=link}
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"Blondie: The Bumstead Family History" [2007] by Dean Young & Melena Ryzik Thomas Nelson 11x9 hardcover [9/2007] for $19.79 |
Cartoon Characters
This section is for long-running strips with multiple artists
| The Phantom
"The Phantom" comic strip [est. 1936] videos/DVDs • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page • Gold Key comics covers at Comic Book Archive created by Lee Falk [1911-99]: books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • NCS page drawn since 2000 by Graham Nolan: Wikipedia • NCS page |
"The Phantom: The Graham Nolan Sundays"
Vol. 1: Moonstone 10¼x6½ pb [12/2004] out of print/rare
Vol. 2: Moonstone 10¼x6½ pb [12/2005] out of print/used
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Popeye the Sailor
"Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye" comic strip [est. 1929] official website • Wikipedia • 'Popeye' covers at Comic Book Archive created in 1929 & drawn until 1938 by E.C. Segar [1894-1938]: books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia drawn from 1958 to 1994 by Bud Sagendorf [1915-94]: NCS page Sunday strip drawn since 1994 by Hy Eisman: NCS page Popeye statue in Crystal City, TX
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"Popeye" feature film [Disney/Paramount Dec 1980]
Directed by Robert Altman [1925-2006]; script by Jules Feiffer; starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt & Richard Libertini Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2003] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [10/96] for $9.45 full credits at IMDb |
| Prince Valiant
"Prince Valiant" comic strip [est. 1937] Wikipedia • Toonopedia page created & drawn/written from 1937-80 by Harold R. 'Hal' Foster [1892-1982] books • BP's bio page • Wikipedia • NCS page drawn 1971-2004 by John Cullen Murphy books • Wikipedia |
| Superman
"Superman" comics [est. 1938] browse books • DC Comics official site • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Superman" movies & tv shows videos/DVDs • Superman character listing at IMDb |
| Tarzan, Lord of The Apes
created by Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950] in 1912 Tarzan books series • Tarzan comics • Tarzan movies & TV "Tarzan" comic strip [1929-2000 plus reprints]
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