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"Pogo" (May 11, 1962) by Walt Kelly

Artist: Walt Kelly (All)

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Pogo (May 11, 1962) by Walt Kelly Comic Art

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Title:	"Pogo" (May 11, 1962) by Walt Kelly
Artist:	Walt Kelly (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	553
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/20/2014
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In 1962, Pogo cartoonist Walt Kelly made fun of the practice popularized by US supermarket chain Sperry & Hutchinson ("S&H") of giving out bonus stamps with each purchase. These green stamps could later be traded for household goods of all kind, giving customers the (false) idea of getting something for nothing, while at the same time making them spend more.

Kelly’s "Puce Stamps" were an obvious scam, promoted by token baddie Mr. Pig (a barely disguised caricature of Nikita Kruschev) and aimed at abusing the naivity of the denizens of the Okefenokee Swamp.

In real life, a set of nine Puce Stamps, featuring the main characters of the Pogo strip, was created in 1963, and included by publishers Simon & Schuster with the first edition of the Pogo compilation, "The Puce Stamp Catalog." I have two sets. They also appear in this gallery.

In this mid-1962 series, Nikita Khrushchev is accompanied by "Fido" Castro. The commentary, as always, is awesome. Can you just imagine what Kelly would have done with the results of the 2016 US election?

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Monty B
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/20/2014

Great!!! Kelly was a magician...

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

Posted on 4/26/2014

Don't know how I missed this one, but another incredible daily you have.

Jim Warden
Member Since 2003

Posted on 5/14/2014

The Puce Stamp storyline is one of my all-time favorites from Pogo; congratulations on a fantastic example! The caricatures and the dialogue are wonderful!

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/14/2014

Jim Warden wrote:

The Puce Stamp storyline is one of my all-time favorites from Pogo; congratulations on a fantastic example! The caricatures and the dialogue are wonderful!

Thanks, Jim. I totally agree. And having two sheets of uncut Puce Stamps, themselves, is a topper! I see that you picked up a couple of nice runs today (May 14, 2014) yourself… for the private stash.

Jim Warden
Member Since 2003

Posted on 5/14/2014

Brian Coppola wrote:

Yep, they's "Jes' Fine"!

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