This book is specifically an archival history of king features syndicate newspaper comic strips and related matters. Home classic newspaper comic strips polly and her pals we are the best site for downloading free public domain golden age comics. Volume two,19281930 is a gorgeous trip to the 1920s a classic comic strip gets the royal treatment in an oversized hardcover collection. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Monday comics polly and her pals and orignal blog blueprint heres a quick look back at just over a year ago when i first decided maybe i would like to start a blog and how i analyzed what i may have to offer the blogosphere. The comic was not only remarkable for its creation of a new subgenre and prototype, but also for its cubisminspired graphics. Description cliff sterrett polly and her pals sunday comic strip original art, dated 3353 king features syndicate, 1953.
Complete sunday comics, 19251927 reproduces every one of cliff sterretts dynamic fullcolor sunday pages from 1925 to 1927 in a large, 12 x. Comics kingdom is the allinclusive subscription service for the true comics fan. The entire polly cast of characters cameos on this striking sunday. Bobbs, etta kett, spooky, grin and bear it, polly and her pals, the gumps, elza poppin, gang busters, toots and casper, and gasoline alley. Polly and her pals polly debuted in 1912 as one of the first pretty girl strips, but it was in 1925 that cliff sterretts magnificent sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal perspectives, abstract backgrounds, and bold, vibrant use of color. This book augments and is a worthy addition to the ranks of other wellregarded archival newspaper comic strip histories. Cliff sterretts polly and her pals animation resources. Ebook online polly and her pals complete sunday comics. Cliff sterrett created a unique, offkilter, and syncopated art deco universe for polly and her pals. Classic polly and her pals strip by cliff sterrett from brilliant depiction of expression. Polly debuted in 1912 as one of the first pretty girl strips, but it was in 1925 that. This book has 53 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on december 19, 2016. Complete sunday comics, 19251927 reproduces every one of cliff sterretts dynamic fullcolor. Belles and wedding bells polly and her pals, 19320221.
Ebook online polly and her pals complete sunday comics 19281930 polly her pals complete sunday book online. This year, we up it by one, with three nominations. Polly and her pals was the first of several comic strips about flirting pretty girls, including edgar martins boots and her buddies, chic youngs blondie and fritzi ritz larry whittingtons strip. From dailies like 1933s polly and her pals and herrimans krazy kat s that were published the next year both collected in loac essentials volumes to more contemporary series such as bobby london s. Polly debuted in 1912 as one of the earliest pretty girl strips, but it was in 1925 that sterrett entered his peak period, developing a new style replete with art deco decorations, abstract backgrounds, and distinctive surreal perspectives all within the context of a. Considered one of the essential masterpieces of comic strip art by historians and critics, polly and her pals the pals being mostly polly s parents and cousins debuted on december 4, 1912, as a daily strip called positive polly.
Description cliff sterrett polly and her pals sunday comic strip original art, dated 22457 king features syndicate, 1957. Al capp once described cliff sterrett as the finest cartoonist of them all. Polly and her pals this extraordinary volume, first in a series, is impressive in both content and sheer size. Spk comics belles and wedding bells polly and her pals. Polly and her pals volume 1 is the first book in the new champagne format of the library of american comics, and is a nottobewasted opportunity to see one of the early comedic masters develop into one of the true giants of popular art. It always maintained a respectable following but never reached the heights of. Contemporary cartoonists revere the strip for its innovative style. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. The comic strip polly and her pals ran in many of americas highcirculation newspapers between 1912 and 1958. Cliff sterretts distinctive art deco style, with its bold patterns and solid black shapes, adds elan to the design. All files here have been researched by our staff and users to make sure they are free and in the public domain. Idws library of american comics launches its new oversized hardcover champagne edition series with what historians and critics consider one of the essential masterpieces of comic strip art, cliff sterretts polly and her pals. Cliff sterretts polly and her pals debuted in 1912 as one of t.
Fantagraphics under the editorship of comic historian richard marshall offers up a beautiful oversized. And where no information is available, imagination. Cliff sterrett polly and her pals sunday comic strip. Complete sunday comics, 19281930 reprints all of sterretts sunday pages from the height of his surrealistic period in a large 12 x 16 champagne edition format so they can be fully appreciated. Contributed by the library of american comics edition of polly and her pals cliff sterrett, a resident of alexandria in the 1890s and early 1900s, is pictured with two of his comic strip characters. Polly and her pals complete sunday strips hc 2010 idw. Initially, it focused on a pretty girl, but as the strip developed, sterrett turned his attention to pollys family specifically, her father, known as paw. Idw is an awardwinning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and. The book also contains sterretts topper strips dot and dash and sweethearts and wives. Its the same shape as the traditional newspaper comic page from its original era, making it humongous by current standards. Although polly and her pals was highly influential, it was never wildly popular and lacked the merchandising and spinoff books associated with other strips. Home blog complete catalogue new releases upcoming books aboutcontact. This oversize book collects 81 full color sunday strips so not quite two years. From dailies like 1933s polly and her pals and herrimans krazy kats that.
We only hold comic books and images that are in the public domain. Read golden age comics online at the digital comic museum. Decades later, cliff sterretts polly cartoons still. This assortment contains issues 8 and 9 mayjune 1987 of laffin gas, the only issue of launch 1987, issue 2 october 1990 of polly and her pals and issue 1 september 1986 of frank the unicorn. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. It initially revolved around the adventures of polly perkins, one of the first comic strip pretty young girls a precursor to the later blondie and fritzi ritz characters. The majority of the sundays have never before been reprinted. If you suspect that any of our content may be infringing, then please use our contact page to let us know. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. From dailies like 1933s polly and her pals and herrimans krazy kat s that were published the next year both collected in loac essentials volumes to more contemporary series such as bobby london. Polly and her pals 1926 comic cliff sterrett, polly and her pals, 20 june 1926 topper strip omitted. Many comic strip aficionados feel sterretts cartoon art rivals that of george herriman and john held jr. Ive chosen not to do that, to keep the list of titles under consideration to a manageable amount.
Maggie, maw, polly, neewah, carrie, ashur, paw, and kitty. By the early 1930s, cliff sterrett had transformed polly and her pals into the worlds premier surrealistic comic strip. Marvel git corp xmen 40 years collection comics on dvd new sealed. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community.
A complete compilation, 191219 the hyperion library of classic american comic strips by sterrett, cliff 1977 hardcover jan 1, 1700 5. Thanks to the wonders of interlibrary loan, i got a copy of kitchen sinks only as far as i can tell volume of the complete color polly and her pals by cliff sterrett 1990 covering 19261927. Digital comic museum polly and her pals 1937 dailies. Monday comics polly and her pals and orignal blog blueprint. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Polly and her pals product categories library of american comics. It is regarded as one of the most graphically innovative strips of the 20th century. Idw announces new polly and her pals series arrives in. Kitty an everpresent black housecat, who sometimes played a comic part in the strips. A variant of the contemporary legend of a driver who relieves a hitchhiker of his watch, thinking the passenger has stolen it from him.
This assortment contains five comics from several series that feature vintage cartoon art styles. It is famous comics and features polly and her pals little jimmy, and katzenjammer kids. Initially, it focused on a pretty girl, but as the strip developed. Volume one, 191927 cliff sterrett polly debuted in 1912 as one of the first pretty girl strips, but it was in 1925 that sterretts magnificent sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal. The premier site for legally available golden and silver age comic books, with free downloads, online viewing plus a friendly and lively forum, and more. In the first three years since we created the library of american comics, we received six nominations and took home the award twice. It has decent pages but the cover is soiled and is missing a chip in the bottom spine. Features include smokey stover, smilin jack, terry and the pirates, dr. Yet most people have never heard of him or his strip, polly and her pals. Polly and her pals was the first of several comic strips about flirting pretty girls, including edgar martins boots and her buddies, chic youngs blondie and fritzi ritz larry whittingtons strip that later spawned nancy. Digital comic museum polly and her pals 1938 dailies. Complete sunday comics, 19251927 reproduces every one of cliff sterretts dynamic fullcolor sunday pages from 1925 to 1927 in a large, 12 x 16 format so that it can be fully appreciated.