Out of This World

Over the years Kelly had a bit of a thing for blasting off for his guys. This is another of his messages for stay-in-school education.

1958

Kerrison T. Gramcragger, or Joe for Short

Time to tell a tiny Tiger Tale told in text . . .

Pogo Possum #7, 1951

Probably Reading One of Our Own Pogo Books

Another lovely Kelly public service announcement 

Chills or Fevers?

Sick or not, ultimately, everyone should test!

How Cheerfully He Seems to Grin

If this isn't Albert the Alligator disguised as a Crocodile, then it's a doppelgänger. We all have doppelgängers out there somewhere, don't we? Anyway, this is from a Raggedy Ann & Andy comic book, from sometime in the '40s (I just don't feel like looking it up right now).

Kelly once told me that Lewis Carroll was one of his biggest creative influences. But of course.

No Doubt

I jes' loves seeing Kelly's artwork in its original state, blue pencil and lush brush strokes. There were times when some strips might have had an assistant's help here and there, but it was Kelly shining through it all!

January 31, 1954

More Exquisite and Lush Than Usual

This 1966 period was truly a major high water mark in comic strip history. To have this kind of art delivered to my doorstep every day was exhilarating, and I've saved every one of the strips to this day.

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1966 — What in the Whirled . . .

Speaking of Pogo in Pandemonia, I did a little pictorial essay about it in my Kelly 100th Birthday Tribute Zine . . . what . . . seven (!) years ago. Some of you long-term viewers prolly downloaded that zine, but for those who haven't, and new-comers, I'll post some page spreads one at a time. 

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Me is for You and You is for Me . . .

I've been doing this blog for so long, with so many posts, and now a year hiatus, that I have little idea what I've posted or not. And I'm too time-crunched right now to look backwards. So for a while I'm just posting some random panels that I really like, even if they've been posted before, just to keep a ball rolling around here.

This is a neat panel anyway, but I especially like Beauregard's intense passion. Wack wack wack wack wack

A Message from 1973

A message from 1973 to us in 2020, via the Okefenokee, drawn probably by ol' Don Morgan, but emulating Kelly oh-so-nicely. 

Let's hang in there together, folks!

1973

Little Cheerful Charlie Chums

This page is a little bit rough, but it gives you a pretty good view of the Sunday strip published on this date in 1962. I love that first panel line-up . . . well, heck . . . I love all the panels.

April 29, 1962

Oh, To Be a Easter Bunny

For fans of Albert (of which I count myself among), this is a perty fun performance, specially the seegar in the bunny suit routine.

April 22, 1962

We'll Show Our True Colors

Yay, Porky!

April 16, 1962

American Plan or European Plan?

"Which way do that work," indeed.

April 14, 1962

Good Ol' Churchy is the Lucky Choice

Yes, Pogo quietly abstains . . .

April 13, 1962

Duel to the Death

Things is getting a bit serious here . . .

April 12, 1962

Emergency Meetin'

Beauregard makes a very good motion!

April 11, 1962

Fact? FACT!

Just so you know, I'm having troubles again with this Blog site, giving me all sorts of trouble signing in and such. So, until I figure out the problem, I might be off from here for a while. I'll catch up with you when I can!

Long Live Kelly (He certainly loved HIS seegars)!

April 8, 1962

Ol' TrueLove

April 5, 1962

Where's Your National Pride?

March 25, 1962