Bringing Up Father (Forever Nuts)

McManus, George

ISBN 10: 1561635561 / ISBN 13: 9781561635566

Published by NBM Publishing, New York, 2009

About this Item

In 1904, a young George McManus was hired by Pulitzer's New York World as a cartoonist. While he was there he created such strips as The Newlyweds which many comics historians consider the first family comic strip. In 1912, William Randolph Hearst hired McManus away to start a comic strip about a guy called Jiggs, a lower class man who came into a lot of money. With their new wealth, Maggie, Jiggs' wife, wanted to enter the upper crust of society but Jiggs just wanted to hang out with his old friends at the local bar playing cards and pool and eat his simple favorite foods. This is the classic strip Bringing Up Father which became the second longest comic strip of the 20th Century. Now, for the first time, Forever Nuts presents all the dailies of the first two years of this classic comic strip, many of which have not been reprinted since they first appeared over 90 years ago. Discover why McManus became known as one of the greats in the field. Illustrated end-papers. First Thus. Size: Oblong 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Yellow titles spine & front. black cloth (with illustrations in yellow to front cover) illustrated by b/w. cartoon strips. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Cartoon Strips; Comic Strips; Graphic Novels; United States; Cartoons. ISBN: 1561635561. ISBN/EAN: 9781561635566. Dewey Code: 741.5973. Inventory No: 5004.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bringing Up Father (Forever Nuts)
• Publisher: NBM Publishing, New York
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561635561
• ISBN 13: 9781561635566
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Humour

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Synopsis

In 1912, William Randolph Hearst hired George McManus to start a comic strip about a guy named Jiggs - a working class man who came into a lot of money. With their new wealth, Maggie, Jiggs' wife, wants to enter the upper crust of society while Jiggs just wants to hang out with his old friends in his local bar. This became the classic strip Bringing Up Father', and is collected here in all its glory - much of which has not been reprinted in over 90 years.'

About the Author

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