spirit (04/04/83)
Are there any active (or latent) fans of the late Walt Kelly out there?
Which are your favorite characters, story-lines? Collect strips,
comics, reprint books ... ?
Personally, I am especially fond of Churchy La Femme and Albert,
although this certainly does not exclude Pogo and the rest of
the swamp critturs.
I have always gotten a large set of giggles whenever Albert swallows
some poor creature by accident and the fire dept. has to come to the
rescue. The Lulu Arfin' Nanny series in G.O. Fizzickle Pogo comes to
mind as another classic set of funnies.
If you respond via the net, maybe this will encourage expedition
of the creation of a net.comics or whatever.
Sam Hugheswgg (04/05/83)
I was a large Pogo fan from the time I first saw a "Pogo Possum and Albert Alligator" comic book in 1947 or 1948, long before Kelly was sindicated. One of my favorite sequences was in that book -- the development, by Churchy and Howland Owl of a B-bomb, which had to be more powerful than an A-bomb. Another involved Pogo challenging a bull moose to a duel. The moose's choice of weapons -- horns. So Pogo got a sousaphone and ---. All this with more help from his friends than he needed. My most unfavorite sequences were the ones involving politics, which unfortunately took up more and more of the strip as time went by.
jcw (04/05/83)
I am an avid fan of Pogo, and I would have to say that my
favorite Pogo book (also my favorite comic book overall)
is "The Pogo Papers", including the wonderful set of events
following Pogo's decision to pose as little orphan Annie
(renamed li'l arf 'n Nonny) to escape political involvement.
I would also say that Albert is my favorite character.
I think a net.comics group is a good idea. I'd also like
to discuss old Peanuts comics, new Bloom County comics, etc.
-Jay (cvl!jcw)spirit (04/07/83)
Yea! The reasoning that bees are smaller than Adams is the basis
for my kind of bomb, too!
It seems that Pogo, like all other creatures, managed to lose
his innocence to some degree, and that politics represented
just about everything that wasn't needed in the Okefenokee swamp.
I enjoyed the faux niaviete of the earlier Pogo stories, as this
led to unbridled wordplay and an unfolding of story-lines in
a 'stream of consciousness' sort of form that left me giggling
hysterically at how any one mind could ramble so perfectly.
Sam Hughessarah (04/07/83)
cFb`*e Yea, Pogo! I have a particular attachment for the comic strip since I grew up in the vicinity of the Okefenokee Swamp-- Churchy is definitely one of my favorites, but how about Mlle. Hepzibah? Alas, most of my Pogo books are now dog-eared and worn from over-use, but I would be interested in hearing of reliable sources for acquiring replacements. Sarah Groves (NYC)
presley (04/07/83)
A very well produced fanzine for us Pogophiles is the Okefenokee Star. Since they don't have subscriptions, it's a good idea to have a standing order for it at your favorite comics store. Mine's in Somerville, NJ. -- Joe Presley
jlw (04/07/83)
My favorite POGO is Meat Hammer a take off on all tough PI tales. "She'd been at my bottle; I could smell the ketchup on her breath" and "Tundra, Tundra,plucky girl chicken plucker. They called her the telephone girl because when she stood still, which was seldom, she looked like one" I also get a kick outof "Honey bunny ducky downey sweety chichen pie little ever loving jelly beany" This is a baby boy rabbit's name. If it had been a girl, it would have been spelled "beanie" Joe Wood ariel!jlw
iz69 (04/09/83)
I am an "un-active" Pogo fan. I enjoy reading old Pogo books very much; when I read them, I ring with hollow laughter. However, I dislike the Pogo strips envolving politics, since I gain the most pleasure from simple, unsophisticated humor, especially when there is no secret message that the author is trying to prove. My favorite character may be Albert: he is very lively and highly animated. I like also all the other characters, howbeit not equally so, although I dislike all the political ones. Wraith sdcsvax!sdccsu3!iz69