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Long-Running Characters
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Walt Kelly [1913-73]
browse books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Our Gang" comics [1937-49]
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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 [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 |
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'Our Gang' Comics [1937-49] reprints [2006] drawn by Walt Kelly [1913-73] of 'Pogo' fame Kelly created nearly 100 'Our Gang' stories by the end of the 59-issue comics run 'Our Gang' comics [1937-49] entry at Wikipedia Volume 1, 1942-43: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [6/2006] for $12.95 Volume 2, 1944-45: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [6/2007] for $12.95 Volume 3, 1945-46: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [8/2008] for $13.89 Volume 4, 1946-47: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [5/2010] for $10.19 
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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!} |
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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]
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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 |
 | "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 |
 | "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 |
drag racing satirist Pete Millar [1929-2003]
Frank Miller Graphic Noir Page
at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
Alan Moore
books •
credits at IMDb •
Wikipedia
"Watchmen"
books • posters • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page
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"Watchmen" graphic novel [1986-87] by Alan Moore, Illustrated by Dave Gibbons
Published as twelve comics, September 1986 to October 1987; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005). In an alterntive 1985 world, the murder of a retired superhero reunites his fellows; at first, their goal is to repulse discredit of superheroes and to prevent further killings, but they are soon enmeshed in a deeper and more sinister plot against Mankind. DC Comics 10x6½ pb [4/95] for $13.59 DC Comics 10½x7 hardcover [11/2008] for $26.39 |
 | "Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic" [Cruel & Unusual Films 2008-2009] Essentially the 12-chapter animated TV series; contents rated as 'Mature'.co-produced & co-directed by Jake Strider Hughes & Brian Stilwell; co-directed by Richard Zangrande Gaubert; narration by Tom Stechschulte Warner Home Video color DVD [3/2009] 2 disks for $17.99 full credits at IMDb |
 | "Watchmen" animated film [Warner/Paramount March 2009]
Filmed with live actors in front of blue-screen/green-screen backgrounds, then animated and computer-enhanced; contents rated as 'Mature'. Directed by Zack Snyder; script by David Hayter & Alex Tse; starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie, Laura Mennell, Rob LaBelle, Gary Houston, Mary Ann Burger, John Shaw, Robert Wisden, Jerry Wasserman & Don Thompson Warner Home Video 186-min. widescreen color Director's Cut Blu-ray [7/2009] 2 disks for $22.49 Warner Home Video 186-min. widescreen color Director's Cut DVD [7/2009] 2 disks for $24.99 Warner Home Video 162-min. widescreen color DVD [7/2009] for $11.49 full credits at IMDb • official movie site 24"x36" blue-green poster {at left} available for $8.99 from AllPosters.com 24"x36" purple poster available for $8.99 from AllPosters.com |
political cartoonist 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" [1990] by Pat Oliphant Andrews McMeel Publng 10¾x8½ pb [1/90] for $12.95 |
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R.P. Overmyer "Hollywood Dog" weekly panel
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Virgil Partch {aka 'VIP'} [1916-84]
books •
BP's bio page •
Wikipedia
Harvey Pekar
browse books •
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 |
 | "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 12x9 hardcover [2/2008] out of print/used |
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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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"Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection" 3-disk set
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Dr. Seuss Page {real name Theodor Seuss Geisel [1904-91]} |
![Shel Silverstein [1930-99]](images/shelsilverstein.gif) |
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 |
 | "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; Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short, won Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Short Film 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
"The Man In The Cannibal Pot" [c 1967, Avon pb 5/70]
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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
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"The Phantom" comic strip [est. 1936]
videos/DVDs • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page 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
 | "The Phantom" 15-chapter serial [Columbia Dec 1943] An archeologist, greedy treasure hunters, and foreign spies each seek the Lost City of Zoloz; the spies stir up the peaceful natives and kill The Phantom, so his young son inherits the Skull Throne and all its dangers.Directed by B.Reeves Eason; starring Tom Tyler & Jeanne Bates V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [1/2001] 2 disks for $14.99 V.C.I. Ent. b&w VHS [3/2000] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb more Silent & Sound Movie Serials at Magic Lantern Video & Books Store |
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"Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor" 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
Handbook of Texas Popeyepage
'Complete E.C. Segar Popeye' book
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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 |
 | "70 Years of Popeye" on DVD [2000] Winstar DVD [4/2000] for $9.98 |
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"Popeye: Original Classics From The Fleischer Studio" on DVD [2005]
Mackinac Media DVD [12/2005] out of prodn/used includes seven short cartoons & three two-reelers; extras include rare interviews |
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"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 |
"Prince Valiant" feature film [1954] starring Robert Wagner & Janet Leigh
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"Superman" comics [est. 1938]
browse books • DC Comics official site • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Superman" movies & tv shows videos/DVDs • Superman character listing at IMDb |
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"The Complete Superman Cartoons" [2000] Image Ent color DVD [8/2000] for $26.99 |
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Tarzan, Lord of The Apes
created by Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950] in 1912 Tarzan books series • Tarzan comics "Tarzan" comic strip [1929-2000 plus reprints]
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Spirit of America Bookstore's 'Tarzan' Movies Page
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