Whirled of Kelly: Pogo

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Back-to-School Campaign

Much of Kelly's special art was dedicated to educational purpose. Note that his copyright notice is topsy-turvy.

Friday, June 5, 2020

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

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Probably Reading One of Our Own Pogo Books

Another lovely Kelly public service announcement

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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Like most of us are doing these days, Pogo is reading the news (wow, from a newspaper? Are there such things anymore?). And like for most of us, it's all pretty bemildreding.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Chills or Fevers?

Sick or not, ultimately, everyone should test!

Friday, April 17, 2020

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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Thursday, April 16, 2020

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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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The Fearless Army

I know I've posted this panel some time in the past, but it's such a beauty, and I'm experimenting here with full high resolution to see if it comes across that way on your end. Please let me know in the comments if it comes in large for you. If so, I'd love to post more panels at full rez.

This is from Kelly's peak of artistic creativity from the 1966-67 Pandemonia period. Even though I have all the tear sheets from that time, I hope I live long enough to see the Fantagraphics volume covering all that, just because it will be a beautiful book!

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Freedom in Your Future

Kelly did a lot of public service promos in his day. If today was his time period (and I know that's pushing a premise) you could bet that he'd be having the swamp folk promoting face masks and cavorting 6 feet apart. What a whirled we're in these days!

1962

Saturday, April 11, 2020

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

Monday, April 29, 2019

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.