Waugh, Coulton. The Comics. New York: Macmillan, 1947. Rpt. with an introduction by M. Thomas Inge. Jackson and London: U P of Mississippi, 1991. ISBN 0-87805-498-7 (cloth), 0-87805-499-5 paper).
INTRODUCTION . . . xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . xvii
I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . 1
The Yellow Kid -- The Little Bears and Tigers -- Lil Mose -- Buster Brown -- The Katzenjammer Kids -- Little Jimmy
II. THE ROAD TO THE SHRINE . . . 16
Foxy Grandpa -- Lulu and Leander -- Yanitor Yens Yensen -- Little Nemo in Slumberland -- Nobody Works Like Father -- Snoozer -- The Merry Marcelene -- Panhandle Pete -- Let George Do It -- The Newlyweds -- The Monkey Shines of Marlene -- Book Taught Bilkins -- Your Uncle Feininger
III. THE OLD MASTERS . . . 25
Mutt and Jeff -- Joe and Asbestos -- Happy Hooligan -- And Her Name Was Maude! -- Alphonse and Aston -- Nervo the Monk -- Hawshank the Detective -- Main Street -- Polly and Her Pals
IV. MORE OLD MASTERS . . . 43
The Captain and the Kids -- The Katzenjammer Kids -- Their Only Child -- Bringing Up Father -- Boob McNutt -- Banana Oil -- Count Screwloose -- That's My Pop -- Grossly Exaggerated -- Barney Google -- Bug House Fables -- Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
V. OF KATS AND ART . . . 57
The Dingbat Family -- Krazy Kat
VI. THE YEARS OF REAL SPORT . . . 63
The Hall Room Boys -- Hazel the Heartbreaker -- Desperate Desmond -- Abie the Agent -- Hairbredth Harry -- Let the Wedding Bells Ring Out -- Indoor Sports -- Penny Ante -- For Better or Worse -- Briggs -- Mr. and Mrs. -- The Man in the Brown Derby -- Webster -- The Timid Soul
VII. EVERY MAN'S ART . . . 80
Orphan Annie -- Little Joe -- Smitty -- The Gumps -- Moon Mullins -- Winnie Winkle -- Harold Teen -- Tiny Tim -- Gasoline Alley
VIII. FAMILY TREES . . . 106
Blondie -- Clarence -- Toots and Casper -- The Nebbs -- The Bungle Family -- Cicero Sap -- Homer Hoopee
IX. THE KIDS . . . 115
Reg'ler Fellers -- Just Kids -- Toonerville Trolley -- S'Matter Pop -- Skippy -- Henry -- Little Anni Rooney -- Patsy -- Cap Stubbs and Tippie
X. THE GIRLIE GIRLIES . . . 133
Tillie the Toiler -- Fritzi Ritz -- Nancy -- Ella Cinders -- Betty Boop -- Dixie Dugan -- Ollie of the Movies -- Modest Maidens -- Glamour Girls -- Oh, Diana -- Gags and Gals -- Teena -- Penny -- Bobby Sox -- Etta Kent
XI. WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE . . . 151
Terrors of the Tiny Tads -- Johnny Quack -- Peter Rabbit -- Dolly Dimples and Baby Bounce -- The Pussycat Princess -- Felix the Cat -- Napoleon -- Mickey Mouse -- Donald Duck -- José Caricoa -- Uncle Remus
XII. A WELL BALANCED PAGE . . . 167
Out Our Way -- Our Baording House -- Boots and Her Buddies -- Wash Tubbs -- Buzz Sawyer -- Freckles and His Friends -- Benny -- Little Mary Mixup -- Alley Oop -- Curly Cayoe -- Joe Jinks -- Joe's Car
XIII. HE-MEN, HAIL . . . 192
Popeye -- Li'l Abner
XIV. THE THIRD AND FOURTH DIMENSIONS . . . 208
Minute Movies -- Dickie Dare -- Dick Tracy -- Abbie an' Slats -- Barney Baxter
XV. THE STRIPS CALLED STRAIGHT . . . 221
Tarzan -- Tailspin Tommy -- Tim Tyler's Luck -- Radio Patrol -- Red Barry -- Ace Drummond -- Johnny-Round-the-World -- Winslow of the Navy -- Mickey Finn -- Captain Yank -- Smilin' Jack -- Way Out West -- King of the Royal Mounted -- The Lone Ranger -- Red Ryder -- White Boy -- Big Chief Wahoo -- Brutus -- Little Jimmy -- Rocky Mason, Government Agent -- Cranberry Boggs -- Pete the Tramp -- Miss Fury -- Prince Valiant -- Dick's Adventures in Dreamland
XVI. THE STAR-STARTLED MANNER . . . 247
Buck Rogers -- Flash Gordon -- Rip Kirby -- Brick Bradford -- Superman -- Mandrake the Magician -- The Phantom -- Wonder Woman -- Batman and Robin
XVII. TERRY AND THE PALOOKA . . . 264
Terry and the Pirates -- Joe Palooka
XVIII. THE SMART SET . . . 290
Scorchy Smith -- Johnny Hazard -- Charlie Chan -- Kerry Drake -- Secret Agent X-9 -- Vic Jordan -- Claire Voyant -- Debbie Dean -- Apple Mary -- Mary Worth -- Bruce Gentry
XIX. WE STILL LAUGH . . . 304
Barnaby -- The Sad Sack -- Smokey Stover -- Silly Milly -- Pop -- Silent Sam -- The Ambassador -- Travelin' Gus -- The Little King -- Peter Piltdown -- Tizzy -- Pookie -- Oaky Doaks -- Tuffy -- Patoruzu -- Doc -- Herkimer Fuddle -- Hubert -- The Berries -- Ozark Ike -- Double Trouble -- Elmo
XX. COMIC BOOKS . . . 333
Mutt and Jeff -- The Funnies -- Famous Funnies -- New Fun -- Modern Comic Books
INDEX . . . 355

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