2006: Early work from the creator of the celebrated Pogo syndicated strip! Kelly's longest-running continuing series was based on actual people, the "real-life" characters of MGM's durable short-film series, Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals). Kelly created nearly 100 Our Gang stories by the end of its 59-issue run in 1949, the year he quit comic books to switch careers a final time as syndicated artist/writer on the immortal newspaper strip, Pogo. Suitable for both adults and children, Fantagraphics Books has lovingly restored the work from their comic book appearance, which will be printed in their original four-color splendor. Introduction by film critic, historian and author, Leonard Maltin.
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