Christmas Party

Today was a Sunday in 1962, so with the absence of having that strip, here is a Mad Magazine spread where Pogo, Albert and Churchy make a non-speaking appearance—all characters drawn by the master comics emulator Wally Wood.

Copied Right

We all come here to this site to revel in the work of Mr. Walt Kelly, but for the nonce, let's sidestep to the work of the one guy who could've ghosted for Kelly, if he really had wanted to. I'm talking of course about Mr. Wally Wood, who parodied Pogo (and other comic strips) almost flawlessly a number of times. I think he purposely left a few flaws in the drawing just to help us see the parody at work.

If we're going to end up eventually posting on this site everything that Kelly ever drew, I think we should also include everything ever done in homage to Kelly and Pogo. So thanks to StripeCAT, one of our good friends-in-Kelly for sending over the scan.

This parody, published in '59, is from Mad magazine, of course, from a section they called "The End of Comics" and shows how a few well known comics would look if all comics were to be dropped from all newspapers.

The Intellectual Comic Strip Business

Here is a spot-on parody of Pogo, illustrated by Wally Wood — a rarity to see in color! This treat is courtesy of Ger Apeldoorn's The Fabulous Fifties blog. Go there, check out the rest of the great strip parodies.

Wally Wood — Pogum