75 Years of the Comics. Into. Maurice Horn. Boston and New York: Boston Book & Art / New York Cultural Center, 1971. SBN 8435-1010-2 (hc).
Acknolwedgments ... 6
Introduction: What Is Comic Art? Maurice Horn ... 7
The Heroic Period ... 17
Fig. 1. Image d'Epinal, (France), 19th Century ... 18
Fig. 2. Rudolphe Töpffer, (Swizerland), "Monsieur Crépin," 1846 ... 19
Fig. 3. Wilhelm Busch, (Germany), "Max und Moritz," 1871 ... 20
Fig. 4. Christophe, (Georges Colomb), (France), "La Famille Fenouillard," 1893 ... 21
Fig. 5. Richard F. Outcault, "The Yellow Kid," 1896 ... 22
Fig. 6. James Swinnerton, "Little Tiger," 1901 ... 22
Fig. 7. Rudolph Dirks, "The Katzenjammer Kids," 1901 ... 23
Fig. 8. Frederick Burr Opper, "Happy Hooligan," 1901 ... 23
Fig. 9. Gustave Verbeek, "The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo," 1903 ... 24
Fig. 10. James Swinnerton, "Little Jimmy," 1905 ... 24
Fig. 11. Silas (Winsor McCay), "The Dream of the Rarebit Fiend," 1905 ... 25
Fig. 12. Winsor McCay, "Little Nemo," 1906 ... 26
Fig. 13. Winsor McCay, "Little Nemo," 1907 ... 27
Fig. 14. Lynel Feninger, "Wee Willie Winkie's World," 1906 ... 28
Fig. 15. Lynel Feninger, "The Kin-Der Kids," 1906 ... 29
Fig. 16. Richard F. Outcault," 1907 ... 30
The Great Tradition ... 31
Fig. 17. George McManus, "Bringing Up Father," 1921 ... 32
Fig. 18. George McManus, "Bringing Up Father," 1932 ... 33
Fig. 19. Rube Goldberg, "Boob McNutt," 1920 ... 34
Fig. 20. Harold H. Kneer, "The Katzenjammer Kids," 1924 ... 35
Fig. 21. Wille DeBeck, "Barney Google," 1924 ... 36
Fig. 22. Milton Gross, "Nize Baby," 1937 ... 37
Fig. 23. Harold Gray, "Little Orphan Annie," 1926 ... 38
Fig. 24. Sidney Smith, "The Gumps," 1927 ... 39
Fig. 25. Martin Branner, "Winnie Winkle," 1927 ... 40
Fig. 26. Frank King, "Gasoline Alley," 1928 ... 41
Fig. 27. H.C. "Bud" Fisher, "Mutt and Jeff," 1930 ... 42
Fig. 28. Frank Godwin, "Connie," 1931 ... 43
Fig. 29. Chic Young, "Blondie," 1933 ... 44
Fig. 30. Chic Young, "Blondie," 1948 ... 44
Fig. 31. Lyman Young, "The Kid Sister," 1933 ... 45
Fig. 32. George Herriman, "Krazy Kat," 1937 ... 46
Fig. 33. George Herriman, "Krazy Kat," 1941 ... 47
Fig. 34. Elzie Segar, "Popeye," 1935 ... 48
Fig. 35. Frank Willard, "Moon Mullins," 1937 ... 49
Fig. 36. Rudolph Dirks, "The Captain and the Kids," 1940 ... 49
Fig. 37. Crockett Johnson, "Barnaby," 1942 ... 50
Fig. 38. Al Capp, "Li'l Abner," 1949 ... 51
Man and Superman ... 53
Fig. 39. Roy Crane, "Wash Tubbs," 1928 ... 54
Fig. 40. Phillip Nowlan and Richard Calkins," 1929 ... 55
Fig. 41. Harold Foster, "Tarzan," 1933 ... 56
Fig. 42. Harold Foster, "Prince Valiant," 1937 ... 57
Fig. 43. Alex Raymond, "Flash Gordon," 1934 ... 58
Fig. 44. Alex Raymond, "Jungle Jim," 1937 ... 58
Fig. 45. Alex Raymond, "Flash Gordon," 1937 ... 59
Fig. 46. Alex Raymond, "Flash Gordon," 1938 ... 59
Fig. 47. Noel Sickles, "Scorchy Smith," 1935 ... 60
Fig. 48. William Ritt and Clarence Gray, "Brick Bradford," 1935 ... 60
Fig. 49. Milton Caniff, "Terry and the Pirates," 1935 ... 61
Fig. 50. Milton Caniff, "Terry and the Pirates," 1944 ... 62
Fig. 51. Lee Falk and Phil Davis, "Mandrake," 1936 ... 63
Fig. 52. Lee Falk and Ray Moore, "The Phantom," 1938 ... 63
Fig. 53. Burne Hogarth, "Drago," 1946 ... 64
Fig. 54. Chester Gould, "Dick Tracy," 1948 ... 65
Fig. 55. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, "Superman," 1939 ... 66
Fig. 56. Wayne Boring, "Superman," 1954 ... 67
Fig. 57. Burne Hogarth, "Tarzan," 1949 ... 68
Fig. 58. Frank Robbins, "Scorchy Smith," 1939 ... 69
Fig. 59. Carl Burgos, "The Human Torch," 1940 ... 70
Fig. 60. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, "Captain America," 1941 ... 60
Fig. 61. Will Eisner, "The Spirit," 1949 ... 71
Fig. 62. Will Eisner, "The Spirit," 199 ... 71
Fig. 63. Bob Kane, "Batman," 1954 ... 72
Fig. 64. William Marston, "Wonder Woman," 1954 ... 72
The Current Scene ... 73
Fig. 65. Walt Kelly, "Pogo," 1959 ... 74
Fig. 66. Roy Crane, "Buzz Sawyer," 1950 ... 75
Fig. 67. Jules Feiffer, "Feiffer," 1960 ... 75
Fig. 68. Leonard Starr, "On Stage," 1964 ... 76
Fig. 69. Mell Lazarus, "Miss Peach," 1959 ... 77
Fig. 70. Milton Caniff, "Steve Canyon," 1964 ... 78
Fig. 71. Johnny Hart, "B.C.," 1959 ... 79
Fig. 72. Ken Ernst and Allen Saunders, "Mary Worth," 1966 ... 80
Fig. 73. Charles Schulz, "Peanuts," 1967 ... 81
Fig. 74. Mort Walker, "Beetle Bailey," 1968 ... 81
Fig. 75. Wallace Wood, "Animan," 1968 ... 82
Fig. 76. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, "The Mighty Thor," 1966 ... 83
Fig. 77. Al Williamson, "Flash Gordon," 1967 ... 83
Fig. 78. Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, "X-Men," 1969 ... 84
The Faraway and Far-Out ... 85
Fig. 79. Louis Forton, (France), "Les Pieds Nickelés," 1916 ... 86
Fig. 80. André Franquin, (Belgium), "Spirou," 1960 ... 87
Fig. 81. Hergé (Georges Rémi), (Belgium), "Tintin," 1939 ... 88
Fig. 82. Alain Saint-Ogan, (France), "Zig et Puce," 1948 ... 89
Fig. 83. Edgar-Pierre Jacobs, (Belgium), "Le Piège Diabolique," 1962 ... 90
Fig. 84. Greg (Michel Regnire), (France), "Achille Talon," 1963 ... 91
Fig. 85. Jean-Claude Forest, (France), "Barbarella," 1963 ... 92
Fig. 86. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, (France), "Asterix," 1965 ... 93
Fig. 87. James Holdaway, (England), "Modesty Blaise," 1967 ... 94
Fig. 88. Peyo (Pierre Culliford), (Belgium), "Les Schtrumpfs," 1967 ... 95
Fig. 89. Jijé (Joseph Gillain), (France), "le Spécialiste," 1970 ... 95
Fig. 90. Ugo Pratt, (Italy), "Una Ballata del Mare Salto," 1968 ... 96
Fig. 91. Hermann (Hermann Huppen) and Greg, (Belgium), "Bernard Prince," 1969 ... 97
Fig. 92. Guido Crepax, (Italy), "La Casa Matta," 1969 ... 98
Fig. 93. Gilbert Shelton, "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers," 1968 ... 98
Fig. 94. Robert Crumb, "Mr. Natural," 1967 ... 99
Fig. 95. Robert Crumb, "Fritz the Cat," 1968 ... 100
Fig. 96. Art Spiegelman, "Quentin Fester," 1969 ... 101
Fig. 97. Jay Lynch, "Nard n' Pat," 1970 ... 102
Fig. 98. Skip Williamson, "Ragtime Billy," 1970 ... 102
List of Illustrations ... 103
Selected Bibliography ... 107

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