{"product_id":"i-go-pogo-paperback","title":"I Go Pogo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalt Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true natural genius of comic art. -- Mort Walker, creator of \u003ci\u003eBeetle Bailey \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting in 1948, Walt Kelly's newspaper-based comic strip \u003ci\u003ePogo \u003c\/i\u003elampooned sociopolitical issues from the Red Scare to the environmental movement. A gifted cartoonist who began his career at Walt Disney Studios, Kelly explored the virtues and follies of human nature with a lively cast of Okefenokee Swamp critters. Kind-hearted Pogo Possum headed the crew, which included intellectual Howland Owl; exuberant Albert Alligator; poetic mud turtle Churchy LaFemme; romantic hound dog Beauregard Bugleboy; and other impish personalities. Even readers too young to appreciate the strip's satirical elements were charmed by the eccentric creatures and their offbeat wordplay.\u003cbr\u003eThis compilation features comics from the election year of 1952, during which Pogo's neighbors encouraged the reluctant possum to run for president. Their rallying cry, I Go Pogo, parodied Dwight D. Eisenhower's I Like Ike slogan and provided real-life fans with a write-in candidate. Kelly's sly humor and flair for creative language--replete with malapropisms and nonsense verse -- retain their imaginative verve for comics enthusiasts of the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInducted into both the National Cartoon Museum and the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, American animator and cartoonist Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr., (1913-74) is best known for his comic strip \u003ci\u003ePogo.\u003c\/i\u003e Recounting the adventures of a possum and other animal characters in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, the comic was syndicated to newspapers for 26 years. Kelly's career in animation began in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, and his work can be seen in \u003ci\u003ePinocchio, Fantasia, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDumbo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 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 December 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756263768352,"sku":"9780486838359","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5df392a0e089ac5e35f614a9e37a8de9.webp?v=1780077893","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-go-pogo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}