Beetle Bailey Celebration [Paperback]

Mort Walker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 14, 2005

Beetle Bailey has over 200 million daily readers and appears in almost 2,000 newspapers worldwide. Few strips have the popularity of staying power of Beetle Bailey, able to entertain readers for nearly four decades. As creator or co-creator of four other popular comic strips, including Hi & Lois and Boner’s Ark, Mort Walker is the most widely published cartoonist in comics history. It’s a testament to Walker’s genius and Beetles’ Universal appeal.

Walker created Beetle Bailey just before the Korean War, and the strip has evolved into a comics page staple where the fun, but ineffectual, denizens of Camp Swampy exist in a place long forgotten by the Pentagon. At the bottom of the heap is Beetle Bailey, the eternal private who sees his duty as sleeping whenever possible, needling Sarge, and avoiding work at all costs. But Sergeant Orville P. Snorkel has different ideas—he may beat up on “his boys”, but he then takes them out for a beer. General Halftrack is more concerned with ogling Miss Buxley than running the camp. And with inept officers like Major Greenbrass, Lieutenant Fuzz, and Lieutenant Flap, nothing ever gets done. But that doesn’t keep the troops from complaining, or getting into one hilarious mess after another.

Beetle Bailey, the character, may never get a promotion, but Beetle Bailey, the comic strip, has made it to the top.

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About the Author

Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi & Lois is the best selling cartoonist appearing in 3,000 newspapers in 52 countries with 200,000,000 readers every day, over 200 books published, 50 films, a stage musical, 4 children’s books, and 3 non-fiction books. He is the founder and chairman of the International Museum of Cartoon Art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Backinprint.com (May 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595348467
• ISBN-13: 978-0595348466
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,502,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mort Walker has been an integral part of the cartooning world for over half a century through his comic strips Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey. He is heavily involved in the workings of the National Cartoonists Society and the Newspaper Features Council. He has also left his mark as the founder of the International Museum of Cartoon Art and Hall of Fame in Boca Raton, Florida. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Selection of newer, lesser Beetle, August 18, 2000

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beetle Bailey Celebration (Paperback)

Beetle Bailey as a strip has shown a hardening of the arteries over the years, as evidenced by this selection of strips from the 1980s. It is not nearly as consistently funny as classic Beetle fron the 60s and 70s, which were the strip's best decades. Still, there are sill enough good strips to make it worth owning for the ardent fan.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STILL FUNNY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!, March 16, 2001

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BeatleBangs1964 (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beetle Bailey Celebration (Paperback)

The cast of characters at Camp Swampy are just as funny as ever. They have not lost their "core" characters that their creator, Mort Walker assigned to them. They remain true to their characters and remain funny to this day.

Beetle Bailey has certainly raised the bar in comic excellence; nobody could EVER forget that lazy, lovable and TOTALLY funny work dodging private! I think Beetle Bailey should be promoted to Private First Class and Sarge to Sgt. Major. Poor Sarge has had all he could do trying to rein in his wayward men. This is truly an excellent collection.

11 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fight on bro!, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beetle Bailey Celebration (Paperback)

Hey yeah, secret beatnik Beetle Bailey, we got real reason ta celebrate him! That man worm his way into da heart o' darkness army and show them da ways o' true anarchist work ethic! From da deep gritty inside to da sheer gritty outside, da Beetle Dude weave his magic subverso laziness and take down da military industrial complex slow but sure. When it all come to a grindin' halt, we have da Beetle Dude ta thank. Sarges everywhere are shakin' in der boots. Rock on and Hail Bailey! 5 badass black stars!