Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Trolley [Hardcover]

Fontaine Fox (Author), Herb Galewitz (Compiler), Don Winslow (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1972

Fontaine Fox was one of the most popular American cartoonists of the 20th Century. For more than 40 years his Toonerville Trolley cartoons were syndicated across the country. Dealing with everyday things and ordinary people, they recorded an era. They did so with broad humor and with a marvelous cast of characters who became household names. The most celebrated was the careening Trolley itself, with its Skipper. There were also the Powerful Katrinka; the Terrible Tempered Mr. Bang; Mickey (himself) McGuire; Taeny Tomkins, the World's Smallest Football Player; and many more

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons; 1st edition (1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684128993
• ISBN-13: 978-0684128993
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,441,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars long gone but not forgotten, July 21, 2002

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chuck costello (manchester, nj) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Trolley (Hardcover)

Though this book is on a cartoon series out of print for more than half a century, it depicts accurately small town life in our country post wwI thru post wwII (early 1950's). everyone is a character, no one is left out. the trolley may no longer be a part of life in my neck of the woods...but the characters live forever! look around for mickey mcguire, the terrible tempered
mr bang, the powerful katrinka, and all the harried commuters...
you will find yourself in fontaine fox's yesterday as well as
2002! :> and enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the Toonerville folks, September 6, 2011

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Eric W. (High Point, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Trolley (Hardcover)

A beloved, long-running strip which doesn't get revisited nearly as often as it should, Fontaine Fox's "Toonerville Folks" (often billed as "Toonerville Trolley" in honor of its most famous cast member) is as deserving of a comprehensive re-release as a number of other one-panel dailies currently getting the "complete" treatment. Until that happens, this long out-of-print book (which, while only skimming the surface of the nearly 47 year history of this feature, serves as an excellent introduction) is one of my treasures.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fontaine foxs toonerville trolley, January 15, 2006

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Douglas Dakin (lancaster nh) - See all my reviews
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excellent book alsowonderful service from amazom and book dealers very happy with results thanks again doug dakin