Golden Collection of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics [Hardcover]

Dr. Seuss (Author), Stan Lee (Author, Artist), Jack Kirby (Author, Artist), Steve Ditko (Author, Artist), Frank Frazetta (Author, Artist), Walt Kelly (Author, Artist), Syd Hoff (Author, Artist), Jules Feiffer (Author, Artist), George Carlson (Author, Artist), John Stanley (Author, Artist), Dan DeCarlo (Author, Artist), Sheldon Mayer (Author, Artist), Carl Barks (Author, Artist)

Book Description

The first collection of its kind, this huge, luxurious volume lovingly collects the brilliant kids' comics that such luminaries as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Syd Hoff, Jules Feiffer, George Carlson, John Stanley, Dan deCarlo, Sheldon Mayer, Carl Barks, and myriad other brilliant geniuses created during the heyday of kids comics in the 1940s, '50s, and beyond. Astute comic book fans and their eager kids alike will love the funny and beautiful full-color stories of slap-stick superheroes, fantastic fairy tales, and awesome anthropomorphic animals. Collection edited by Craig Yoe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc (April 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600105203
• ISBN-13: 978-1600105203
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vice magazine calls Craig Yoe the "Indiana Jones of comics historians." Publishers Weekly says he's the "archivist of the ridiculous and sublime" and calls his work "brilliant." The Onion calls him "the celebrated designer." The Library Journal, "a comics guru." BoingBoing hails him "a fine cartoonist and a comic book historian of the first water." Yoe was Creative Director/Vice President/General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets, and a Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney. Craig has won an Eisner Award and the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four-Color Fun, Fantasy, and Foolishness, June 15, 2010

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Steven Utley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golden Collection of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics (Hardcover)

Craig Yoe's GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KOOL KIDS KOMICS is a perfect (unofficial) companion volume to Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS. Both deserve a place on your book shelf alongside such anthologies as Dan Nadel's ART OUT OF TIME and ART IN TIME, Michael Barrier and Martin Williams' SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF COMIC-BOOK COMICS, Greg Sadowski's SUPERMEN! and Jules Feiffer's GREAT COMIC BOOK HEROES.

The Yoe volume contains the following stories:

"The Adventures of Tom Plump," artist unknown, the earliest known (ca. 1850s) American comic book for kids
"The Magic Soap Bubble," artist unknown, originally published in FUNNY BOOK, 1942
"The King Who Couldn't Sleep," attributed to Dave Berg, POPSICLE PETE FUN BOOK, 1947
"Goblin Glen," Walt Kelly, FAIRY TALE PARADE, 1946
"The Unhappy Castle," Ken Hultgren, HA HA COMICS, 1948
"Alice in Bugville," Dave Berg, ALICE, 1951
"Alec in Fumbleland," George Carlson, PUZZLE FUN, 1946
"King Midas and the Golden Touch," Harry G. Peter, LET'S PRETEND, 1950
"Little Guy," John Liney, HENRY, 1952
"Stanley," Mel Casson, ANGEL, 1957
"The Hair-raising Adventures of Peterkin Pottle," John Stanley, RAGGEDY ANN, 1949
"Tuffy and Clee O'Patra," Syd Hoff, TUFFY, 1950
"Clifford," Jules Feiffer, KEWPIES, 1949
"The Yellow Kid," Richard Fenton Outcault, 1897
"Pigtales," Harvey Kurtzman, FUNNY COMIC-TUNES, 1946
"Felix the Grouch Chaser," Otto Messmer, FELIX THE CAT, 1951
"Jungle Jumble," Otto Messmer, FELIX THE CAT, 1951
"Octopus Al," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1947
"The Calico Pup," Vince Fago, DING DONG, 1947
"The Great Voice," Jim Tyler, HA HA COMICS, 1944
"M'sieu Macaw," Howard Post, WONDERLAND COMICS, 1945
"Earl the Rich Rabbit," Jack Kirby, PUNCH AND JUDY, 1947
"Wilbur Fox," Ken Hultgren, GOOFY COMICS, 1949
"Jigger," John Stanley, ANIMAL COMICS, 1947
"Barney Bear and Benny Burro," Carl Barks, OUR GANG COMICS, 1946
"Hucky Duck," Frank Frazetta, BARNYARD COMICS, 1949
"Lockjaw the Alligator," Jack Kirby, PUNCH AND JUDY, 1946
"Windy Breeze," Jack Cole, NATIONAL COMICS, 1941
"Inkie," Art Stahl, CRACK COMICS, 1943
"Big Boy in the Amazingly Incredibly Improbable Journey," Steve Ditko et al, BIG BOY MAGAZINE, 1997
"Shlump the Lump," Art Helfant, MOE & SHMOE COMICS, 1948
"Vinny the Vet," Mort Walker, BEETLE BAILEY, 1965
"Intellectual Amos," Andre LeBlanc, THE SPIRIT SECTION, 1944
"'Doc' E. Z. Duzit," Jack Bradbury, HA HA COMICS, 1948
"Super Rabbit: The Mystery of the Disappearing Shoes," Milt Stein, SUPER RABBIT COMICS, 1945
"Supermouse," Al Hubbard, COO COO COMICS, 1946
"Superkatt," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1948
"Mussel-Man," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1947
"Hejji," Dr. Seuss, King Features Syndicate, 1935
"Hejji," a possible conclusion for Dr. Seuss' unfinished story, created especially for this collection by Clizia Gussoni and Luke McDonnell, 2010
"Twinkle Hunts a Dragon," attributed to Vic Herman, CALLING ALL KIDS, 1948
"Flap Flipflop the Flying Flash," Basil Wolverton, JACK IN THE BOX, 1947
"Jingle Jangle Tales: The Zheckered Zultan and his Three Little Zulteens," George Carlson, JINGLE JANGLE COMICS, 1949
"Goody Bumpkin," Wally Wood, WHAM-O GIANT COMICS, 1967
"Phil Flop," Louis Ferstadt, ALL GREAT COMICS, 1944
"Mazy," Louis Ferstadt, ALL GREAT COMICS, 1944
"Count Screwloose Cartoon Page," Milt Gross, MOON MULLINS, 1948
"Let's Draw Cartoons," artist unknown, POPSICLE PETE FUN BOOK, 1947

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kool is Right!, May 2, 2010

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Steven P. Thompson "Rene Thompson" (Covington, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golden Collection of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics (Hardcover)

Let's be honest, you either like this kind of stuff or you don't. There was certainly a ton of it published back in the Golden Age of Comics so somebody liked it!

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KIDS KOMICS is the latest book from the prolific comics historian and anthologist, Craig Yoe. And what a collection it is! Similar in format to last year's kids comics collection edited by Art Spiegelman, this one offers more of the same funny animal and humor comics fun but with the emphasis here on well-known creators you might not suspect of having done this type of work.

You have, of course, Golden Age work by Barks, Kelly and Stanley and others such as Dave Berg and Howie Post who specialized in humor comics. But would you believe not one but TWO 1950's Jack Kirby stories? Jules Feiffer? Harvey Kurtzman? Frazetta!!!???

Not everything is that old even! Steve Ditko's version of the giveaway BIG BOY restaurant comic (as hired by Craig himself) comes from the 1990's and Wally Wood's GOODY BUMPKIN has been a favorite of mine from the gi-NORM-ous WHAM-O GIANT COMICS of 1967 for four decades! It's amazingly hilarious to me even now...to say nothing of being some of Woody's best ever non-MAD humor art.

Children's book illustrators appear also including DANNY THE DINOSAUR's Syd Hoff and the legendary Dr. Seuss himself. The latter is represented with an early, oft-reprinted newspaper comic strip run that was never finished. In a fun bit of conceit, Yoe Studios has actually written and drawn a possible conclusion to the storyline after all of these years! And it's good!

As always with YoeBooks, the design of this thick volume itself is most impressive and will make it a nice addition to any collector's bookshelf physically as well as for its content. Whether you're a comics aficionado, an artist buff or just like funny stuff, THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KIDS KOMICS is a well-chosen anthology and well worth the price!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A big WOW!!, June 19, 2010

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This review is from: Golden Collection of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics (Hardcover)

Simply put, I think Craig Yoe's KKKKK the most beautifully done comics retrospective book I have seen since forever. Paper stock choice, graphic design and layout, reproduction quality; and selection of artists - all rate a first class wow. -- Mykal Banta