Sunday, January 6, 2013

Ugbert, Sam, Miguel, Otho, Waldo, Hilary, Herman

Good golly, 1952 was a good era for Pogo — the art superb, the dialogue spot on — and oh to see it all in color after all those years of loving it in black and white in the Simon & Schuster book. Thanks and ever thanks to DJ David B for sharing scans of this classic period—the golden age of Pogo, in my opinion.

And dig those menacing trees, in great fairy tale fashion.

panel detail

January 13, 1952

4 comments:

  1. Interesting to see that Kelly started into the 'name- change'-gimmick long before P.T.Bridgeport made his entrance to the strip.

    Thanks, Thom and LLK

    Hun

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  2. Actually, Hun, P.T. had already made his debut (along with the name-change bit) in June '51. Kelly was never shy about reusing great bits, though, and the barrage of quirky names always made the joke worth repeating.

    Art-wise, I tend to prefer the '60s strips (I like the looser, bigger-nosed Albert and Churchy). But there's no denying that these '50s strips are gorgeous, and that Kelly's writing was at its peak in the mid-50s.

    ~Craig

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    1. Thanks for setting me straight on P.T.'s earlier appearance, Craig.
      Teaches me that one never learns out!

      Hun

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  3. I was only able to do that because I've been flipping through the new Fantagraphics collection, so the 1951 material is very fresh in my mind!

    ~Craig

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