Walt and Skeezix 1925-1926 HC - Frank King's classic Gasoline Alley

Description: Walt and Skeezix 1925-1926 HC - D&Q 2007Frank King's classic Gasoline Alley Volume Threefirst edition - first printing - unread - rare OOP + OOS "Frank King's Gasoline Alley may be the best syndicated comic strip ever. Walt and Skeezix lovingly collects two years' worth of the strip." Playboy "There is a lovely, often wrenching gravity to the strip. King knows how humans as well as cars work, especially toddlers. His unsentimental understanding of their moods and games, matched by Walt's sudden and unquestioned devotion to his adopted son, make this about as affecting a portrait of fatherhood as I've seen." New York Times Book Review In the third critically-acclaimed collection of Frank King's classic newspaper strip brings the domestic side of Gasoline Alley into full play at center stage. An old flame visits Walt with an (inconvenient) eye toward marriage even as Walt pines for neighborhood widow Mrs. Blossom. From such entanglements ensues prolonged engagement + joyful (eventual) wedding ensue. First EVER collection of Frank King's classic newspaper strip Gasoline Alley, launching a multivolume series edited and exquisitely designed by comics virtuoso Chris Ware (ACME Novelty Library). Often citing Gasoline Alley as among his favorite comic strips, Ware devotedly compiled this first ever collection of one of the pioneering giants of American comic strips. Reprinting the seminal third and fourth years of the newspaper strip (arrived on the comics pages after its initial trials in the automotive + motoring section), this inaugural volume reveals King's substantial talent developing into genius. Conceived as a mild satire on post-WWI DiY enthusiasts of motor cars, Gasoline Alley soon developed into an epic saga of amiable Walt Wallet & his foundling son Skeezix, following the quirky family's generations in real-time as they falter + triumph, travel, prosper, enlist, marry, age — & attracting an audience of more than 30 million readers across more than 400 newspapers over some five decades of creative joy. Gasoline Alley's affectionately whimsical — & sometimes whimsically surreal — portrait of modern American life retains its fame as the first newspaper comic strip anchored in contemporary American community + history set at a kind, sweet pace of life. Jeet Heer's colorful introduction features numerous full color treats including private photographs of King + family, with discussion of marketing Gasoline Alley in the 1920s & 1930s including images of many dolls + toys from the personal collection of series editor (& award-winning cartoonist) Chris Ware. Product DetailsDrawn and Quarterly - First Edition - 2007English - 400 pages - 50.72 oz / 3.05 pounds - 7.32 x 1.66 x 9.63 inchesGreen cloth spine + green cloth boards with green ribbon marker + dust jacketISBN 1896597998 Condition + Reading/Handling History• in original form without inscription or other markings• pristine copy still wrapped in protective sleeve as shipped from publisher — see photos• an exacting experienced grader known to challenge optimistic standards of some national dealers ;-}• perused yet unread The GSB Laughingsky PedigreeP R O F E S S I O N A L . C O L L E C T I O N . L I Q U I D A T I O NThis book purchased from a reputable, now-defunct online comics distributor.Conscientiously stored in smoke-free climate-controlled environment.Bookmark me for current + future listings of Editor File Copies, rare art, promotional items, &c., many with CoA. Shipping & Handling + ReturnsMutual Satisfaction serves us both. Please communicate as necessary any queries or concerns before ordering & after receipt.We package your item(s) conscientiously for safe arrival. We accept returns, at your s/h expense, in extraordinary cases after clear discussion.

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