The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics
Author(s): Bill Blackbeard, Martin Williams (eds.)
Secondhand. First edition.
Included in this Smithsonian Collection are some of the most accomplished and critically notable strips from the Yellow Kid of 1896 - the first to attain definitive form - to such admired contemporary works as Peanuts, B.C., and Doonesbury. Along the way we come across old favorites : Katzenjammer Kids, Mutt and Jeff, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley, Moon Mullins, Bringing Up Father, Mickey Mouse, Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Barnaby, Pogo, and ever so many more. Most of the works chosen for this volume have intrinsic excellence and were popular with the readers of their time. The editors have looked for comics that are important, interesting, artistic, funny, representational, curious - some or all of these - take your pick. These newspaper comic strips are an important part of our cultural history. They are also fun to read - and are meant to be enjoyed.
General Information
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- : Smithsonian Institution Press
- : Smithsonian Institution Press
- : 01 January 1977
- : Japan
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Bill Blackbeard, Martin Williams (eds.)
- : Hardback with Dust Jacket
- : 336
More About The Product
William Elsworth Blackbeard (1926- 2011), better known as Bill Blackbeard, was a writer-editor and the founder-director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, a comprehensive collection of comic strips and cartoon art from American newspapers. This major collection, consisting of 2.5 million clippings, tearsheets and comic sections, spanning the years 1894 to 1996, has provided source material for numerous books and articles by Blackbeard and other researchers.
In 1977, Blackbeard and the jazz critic Martin Williams collaborated on The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, regarded by the comics community as a major work in the field because it provides an authoritative overview of the 20th century's leading strips.
