Blondie: The Bumstead Family History [Hardcover]

Dean Young (Author), Melena Ryzik (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2007

For more than 75 years Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead have been one of America's favorite couples. Through war and peace, through boom and bust, through sexual revolution and social upheaval, Blondie has become the most widely read comic strip in syndication-in 35 languages and in 47 countries.

It's all here in this definitive book for the Blondie fan: Blondie and Dagwood, their children Alexander and Cookie, their neighbors Herb and Tootsie Woodley, the family dog Daisy, Dagwood's boss Mr. Dithers, the mailman Mr. Beasley, and the neighborhood kid Elmo Tuttle. The book includes early history; Dagwood at work, Blondie's starting her catering business, favorite cartoon strips, and the story of Chic and Dean Young, the creators of Blondie.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 1St Edition edition (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140160322X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401603229
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Strips from 2003, February 20, 2008

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Nysocboy (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Blondie: The Bumstead Family History (Hardcover)

When you buy a book about a comic strip that is 75 years old, you expect to see some comic strips from 75 years ago, 65 years ago, 55 years ago, and so on. Trace the historical changes in the characters. Show how the artist responded to World War II, the 1950's, the 1960's, the 1970's.

Nope. Except for one brief section, 90% of the strips are from the year 2003, and the other 10% are from 1997 for some reason. Those are easy to find. I wanted to see what the strips looked like in 1943, or 1953, or 1963, or 1973, or 1983 for that matter.

Evidently whoever compiled this book thought readers were too stupid to notice that all of the strips came from the same year, or so gullible they'd buy the book without checking (I did, I'll admit it, but only because it was 75% off).

Unbelievable rip-off! If you paid full price for this book, return it to the publisher with a letter of complaint. Mine is going right into the garbage.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Blondie: The Bumstead Family History, November 13, 2008

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James Dowdy (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blondie: The Bumstead Family History (Hardcover)

I totally agree with an early reviewer. I bought this book expecting some sort of sequential history of the strip. Except for about 8 pages it has no historical value at all. Those seeking a collection of recent strips will no doubt be satisified, as for me, I will return it immediately.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My mind is a complete blank!, November 10, 2009

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blondie: The Bumstead Family History (Hardcover)

Blondie is one of the most popular comic strips in the world. This book gives descriptions of the characters, briefly tells the history of the strip and gives short biographies of the creators. Of course, there are also several hundred comic strips reprinted. Only a handful of the strips are from the early days of Blondie, with the vast majority being from the last 20 years. One interesting thing is the inclusion of tributes to Blondie by other comic strips for Blondie's 75th anniversary. I would have liked it if there were more older strips included, but the strips that are here are good. Blondie must have done something right to have lasted this long.