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"Pogo" (May 8, 1962) by Walt Kelly

Artist: Walt Kelly (All)

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Pogo (May 8, 1962) by Walt Kelly Comic Art

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Title:	"Pogo" (May 8, 1962) by Walt Kelly
Artist:	Walt Kelly (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	490
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	1
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

Really an amazing Pogo collection you got there!!!

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