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Muggs McGinnis strip (August 19, 1935)

Artist: Wally Bishop (Penciller)

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Muggs McGinnis strip (August 19, 1935) Comic Art

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Title:	Muggs McGinnis strip (August 19, 1935)
Artist:	Wally Bishop (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	228
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	8/8/2024
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Description

Today we would call this kind of pun a "dad joke," but here it comes from a little kid. I bet it originated on the vaudeville circuit.

Wally Bishop produced the strip for almost fifty years, from 1927-1974. In 1936, it was retitled "Mugs and Skeeter," referring to the main character's little brother. Strips like this reflect changing generational attitudes about children; in the nineteenth century, children had been considered a nuisance to adult life, but now they became appropriate subjects for endearing popular entertainment.

Muggs is holding something called a 'book' which contains written stories. This one is about a cowboy shooting somebody dead. The notion of 'children's literature' was still evolving I guess.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/8/2024

Great early strip with the fun and innocence of seeing kids behave like kids! The best part of it is that the strip's humor still works today!

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/8/2024

Humor is enternal!

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