Kelly, Walt. Our gang: volume one.KELLY, Walt Kelly, Walt(er Crawford) (born Aug. 25, 1913, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 18, 1973, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. cartoonist. From 1935 he produced animation drawings for Walt Disney Productions, and in the 1940s he worked as a commercial artist in New York. . Our gang: volume one. Fantagraphics Books. 104p. illus. c2006. 1560977531. $12.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. Our Gang, a series of comic shorts that featured the antics of a gang of poor neighborhood kids, ran from 1922-1944; a number of episodes were reissued for television in the 1950s under the name The Little Rascals. This graphic novel reprints the first eight issues of Our Gang Comics, which features the adventures of five members of Our Gang--Froggy, Mickey, Happy, Janet and Buckwheat buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing oxalic acid. Species native to the United States are most common in the West. (Spanky appears in the first two issues). Many of these stories, which take place during WW II, have a patriotic theme: the gang recycles scrap metal, plants a Victory Garden and raises money to buy a war bond. They also tangle with Verb 1. tangle with - get involved in or with get into change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" their rivals, the Gashouse Gang Gashouse Gang boisterous Cardinals ballclub of the 1930s. [Am. Sports: Shankle, 167] See : Highspiritedness , and catch tire thieves and gas bootleggers. Our Gang contains lots of slapstick slapstick Comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to material, and there is some ethnic humor: in the third issue the Gang stages a circus and the family maid flees the "cannaboils," none other than Buckwheat in a grass skirt. Fans of The Little Rascals and Our Gang will enjoy this graphic novel. Walt Kelly Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr (August 25, 1913–October 18, 1973), known as Walt Kelly, was a cartoonist notable for his comic strip Pogo featuring characters that inhabited a portion of the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. , the creator of Pogo, did most of this volume's story and art, so this graphic novel will be of interest to his fans (hence, the A rating). Younger readers may find the stories to be a bit dated, though they are fun to read. Our Gang contains comic book violence and ethnic humor and is recommended for collections that emphasize historical comics. George Galuschak, YA Libn., Montvale PL, Montvale, NJ J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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