FUNNY PAPERS Behind The Scenes of the Comics

This fascinating photo essay takes you behind the scenes with the many people who help get our favorite comic strip characters into the newspapers seven days a week. Mother Goose & Grimm, Beetle Bailey & Sarge, Blondie, and all their friends begin their exciting journey in the cartoonists' studios. Learn how Hank Ketcham got his inspiration for Dennis the Menace and how he manages to keep the jokes fresh and funny year after year. Meet the men and women who work hard to sell and promote Charles Schulz's Peanuts to newspapers. Meet the comics' editors who make sure that Dean Young's Dagwood is drawn on the right side of the bed. Watch as the comics are printed and prepared for their destination: the funny papers. There is also, a section on comic books. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Soft corner bumps.