{"product_id":"gross-exaggerations-the-meshuga-comic-strips-of-milt-gross-hardcover","title":"Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilt Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Maresca\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIvan Brunetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe king of \"screwball\" comic strips, Milt Gross had a varied career in movies and animation, humorous poetry and illustrated novels, and, most prolifically, comic strips. Beginning in the 1920s, his comics were born of the Yiddish humor in vaudeville and expanded to lampooning all the foibles and fallacies of American life. Filled with bizarre characters and frenzied, slapstick action, Gross's newspaper comics entertained readers for decades. Most of the classics seen here have never been reprinted before!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilt Gross \u003c\/b\u003e(born 1895) was one of the most influential cartoonists of the first half of the 20th century. His first published comic, \u003ci\u003ePhool Phan Phables\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in 1915, though it was short-lived. After serving in World War I, Gross saw great success with an illustrated column, \u003ci\u003eGross Exaggerations\u003c\/i\u003e, in the \u003ci\u003eNew York World\u003c\/i\u003e. Many more successes would follow, including the strip collection \u003ci\u003eNize Baby\u003c\/i\u003e in 1926, \u003ci\u003eCount Screwloose from Tooloose\u003c\/i\u003e in 1929, and his masterpiece, the wordless novel \u003ci\u003eHe Done Her Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1930. In addition to his cartooning, Gross was also successfull in scriptwriting and radio. He died in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 17.1 x 13.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768933417248,"sku":"9780983550488","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fcf43b5ed32ac421c5867924cf9060de.webp?v=1780340215","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gross-exaggerations-the-meshuga-comic-strips-of-milt-gross-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}