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Walt Kelly's Pogo        Walt Kelly [1913-73]
browse bookscredits at IMDbWikipediaToonopedia page

"Pogo" comic strip [1948-75]
WikipediaNCS page'Pogo' covers at Comic Book Archive
"Our Gang" comics [1937-49]
Wikipediareprint book [6/2006]
'Our Gang' covers at Comic Book Archive

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

I Go Pogo book  
"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 booksofficial website

Harvey Kurtzman [1924-93]
co-founder of Mad Magazine [est. 1952]
browse booksWikipediaNCS pageToonopedia page

Gary Larson [retired 1994]
bookscredits at IMDbWikipedia

"The Far Side®" panel [1978-94]
browse booksofficial websiteToonopedia page

Complete Far Side  
"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!}

weekly strip cartoonist Carol Lay        Carol Lay
browse booksofficial websiteWikipedia

Stan Lee
browse booksWikipedia
long-time head of Marvel Comics [est. 1939]
corporate websiteWikipediaToonopedia page

Marvel Comics Super Heroes 20-stamp set from U.S.P.S. [2007] {opens in new window}

40 Years of Spider-Man  
"40 Years of The Amazing Spider-Man" [2004]
Topics Ent. CD-ROM for Windows & Mac [11/2004] 11 disks for $29.99

Stan Lynde

Mauldin's Willie on the cover of Time Magazine for 18 June 1945        Bill Mauldin [1921-2003]
bookscredits at IMDb'Comiclopedia' pagesWikipediaToonopedia page

"Willie & Joe" panel [1940-45]: WikipediaToonopedia page

5th AD Bill Mauldin page

Willie & Joe: The WWII Years   "Willie & Joe: The WWII Years" [2008]  
by Bill Mauldin, edited by Todd DePastino

Fantagraphics slipcover edition [4/2008] pre-order for $40.95
Bill Mauldin bio by Todd DePastino   "Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" [2008]  
by Todd DePastino

W.W. Norton hardcover [2/2008] for $18.45
Bill Mauldin's Greatest World War II Cartoons   "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
Up Front by Bill Mauldin   "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
booksofficial websiteWikipedia

Aaron McGruder
booksWikipedia

"The Boondocks" comic strip [est. 1997]
official sitetv series [debut Nov 2005]

Aaron McGruder-Boondocks fansite

Boondocks Hostile  
"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]
postersbooksWikipediaToonopedia page

Harper's Weekly's Nast archive site

Pat Oliphant
bookssyndicator's official websiteWikipedia

Oliphant's Presidents  
"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]
booksBP's bio pageWikipedia

Harvey Pekar
browse booksofficial website/blog {old}Wikipedia

American Splendor movie poster  "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 IMDbofficial movie site {requires Flash}
11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99
American Splendor book  
"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

Dan Piraro: booksWikipedia

"Bizarro" daily panel [est. 1985]
official websiteNCS pageToonopedia page

Flash Gordon Big Little Book cover        Alex Raymond [1909-56]
bookscredits at IMDbWikipediaNCS page

"Flash Gordon" comic strip [est. 1934]
videos/DVDsradio showsTL's fansiteToonopedia page

Alex Raymond Life & Art   "Alex Raymond: His Life and Art" [2004]
by Tom Roberts

Adventure House hardcover [DUE Nov 2007] not yet listed on Amazon
Secret Agent X-9 comic book  
"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

The Peanuts gang by Charles M. Schulz        Charles M. Schulz [1922-2000]
booksmuseumWikipediaNCS page

"Peanuts®" comic strip [1950-2000]
browse booksvideos/DVDsmusic CDs
official websiteToonopedia page

Schulz & Peanuts biography  
"Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography" [2007]  
by David Michaelis

Harper 9x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $23.07

The Complete Peanuts®   "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

Dr. Seuss's Cat In The Hat        Dr. Seuss Page
{real name Theodor Seuss Geisel [1904-91]}

Shel Silverstein [1930-99]        Shel Silverstein [1930-99]
all bookskids booksbrowse albumscredits at IMDbWikipedia
official site for kidsShel's adult works

Shel Silverstein archive fansite

Life & Times of Shel Silverstein  "A Boy Named Shel: The Life & Times of Shel Silverstein"  
[2007] by Lisa Rogak

Thomas Dunne Books 9½x6 hardcover [11/2007] for $16.47
Silverstein Around The World   "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 & Drawings  "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
Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies   "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 booksagent webpageWikipediaToonopedia page

Complete Maus  
"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 bookscredits at IMDbofficial websiteWikipedia

The Joke's Over / Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson & Me  
"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

Hunter S. Thompson [1937-2005] Page

Doonesbury on Time Magazine cover 9 February 1976       Garry Trudeau
browse bookscredits at IMDbcredits at IBDbWikipediaNCS page

"Doonesbury" comic strip [est. 1970]
browse booksofficial Doonesbury website

Doonesbury musical poster   "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
Doonesbury TV special  
"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 booksWikipedia

AK's Acme Novelty Archive fansite

Jimmy Corrigan / Smartest Kid on Earth  
"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" [2000]
Pantheon 6½x8 pb [4/2003] for $12.32
Pantheon 6¾x8½ hardcover [9/2000] for $22.05

Calvin & Hobbes        Bill Watterson [retired 1995]
booksWikipedia

"Calvin & Hobbes" comic strip [1985-95]
browse booksofficial websiteToonopedia page

MG's Calvin & Hobbes fansite

Complete Calvin & Hobbes  
"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 booksofficial websiteWikipedia

Blondie & Dagwood comic strip logo        Murat Bernard 'Chic' Young [1901-73]
bookscredits at IMDbWikipediaNCS page

"Blondie" comic strip [est. 1930]
official websiteToonopedia page

'Blondie' movie series fansite

Bumstead Family History  
"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 comic book cover        The Phantom
"The Phantom" comic strip [est. 1936]
videos/DVDsWikipediaToonopedia page
Gold Key comics covers at Comic Book Archive
created by Lee Falk [1911-99]:
bookscredits at IMDbWikipediaNCS page
drawn since 2000 by Graham Nolan: WikipediaNCS page

'Deep Woods' fansite

"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


Popeye the Sailor        Popeye the Sailor
"Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye" comic strip [est. 1929]
official websiteWikipedia'Popeye' covers at Comic Book Archive
created in 1929 & drawn until 1938 by E.C. Segar [1894-1938]:
bookscredits at IMDbWikipedia
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
Handbook of Texas page
cartoons DVD
'Complete E.C. Segar Popeye' book

Popeye feature film   "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 In The Days of King Arthur        Prince Valiant
"Prince Valiant" comic strip [est. 1937]
WikipediaToonopedia page
created & drawn/written from 1937-80
by Harold R. 'Hal' Foster [1892-1982]

booksBP's bio pageWikipediaNCS page
drawn 1971-2004 by John Cullen Murphy
booksWikipedia


Superman: 'faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound'        Superman
"Superman" comics [est. 1938]
browse booksDC Comics official siteWikipediaToonopedia page
"Superman" movies & tv shows
videos/DVDsSuperman character listing at IMDb

SY's Superman fansite
Superman TV shows fansite


Tarzan, Lord of The Apes        Tarzan, Lord of The Apes
created by Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950] in 1912
Tarzan books seriesTarzan comicsTarzan movies & TV

"Tarzan" comic strip [1929-2000 plus reprints]
created & drawn from 1929-37 by Harold R. 'Hal' Foster [1892-1982]

booksBP's bio pagebio book [2002]WikipediaNCS page
drawn from 1937-50 by Burne Hogarth [1911-96]:

ES's Hogarth fanpageWikipediaNCS page
drawn from 1969-79 by Russ Manning [1929-81]
drawn from 1981-83 by Mike Grell
other artists include Rex Maxon, Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira & John Celardo


on Page One:  Links  •  Books  •  Cartoonists:  A-E  |  F-J

on Page Two:  Cartoonists:  K-O  |  P-U  |  V-Z  •  Characters


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