tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post153851572901139693..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: WALT KELLY and POGOAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-84457495662360745352015-04-30T17:03:51.456-07:002015-04-30T17:03:51.456-07:00Deb, a blast from the past. However, for me it wa...Deb, a blast from the past. However, for me it was Prince Valiant's dashing escapades that captured my heart. Still lurking around the edges of those olden times -- but the real life reading never matches my childhood images. Great post.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-69268293378809444992015-04-26T10:34:36.208-07:002015-04-26T10:34:36.208-07:00I confess -- my favorites were/are the bats, so ge...I confess -- my favorites were/are the bats, so getting this drawing from my aunt was perfect!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-74978354217834345992015-04-26T10:12:47.106-07:002015-04-26T10:12:47.106-07:00I remember Andy Capp, just as Barbara does, but I’...I remember Andy Capp, just as Barbara does, but I’m struggling to recall any others. The Pogo ones are completely unknown to me but I can see the appeal.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-64020815367775451172015-04-26T08:12:44.448-07:002015-04-26T08:12:44.448-07:00Perfectly logical assumption. And, FYI, I HAD a po...Perfectly logical assumption. And, FYI, I HAD a pogo stick, but I can't say I was much good at it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-16150994103849025732015-04-26T08:12:04.740-07:002015-04-26T08:12:04.740-07:00Oh, I remember Andy Capp! And Terry and the Pirate...Oh, I remember Andy Capp! And Terry and the Pirates, too! If you want more lyrics, google "Songs of the Pogo," and you'll get it. There might be a site that plays the songs, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-55661553845894446862015-04-26T08:10:31.980-07:002015-04-26T08:10:31.980-07:00I think EVERYBODY grew up with Blondie, Brett! It&...I think EVERYBODY grew up with Blondie, Brett! It's funny how certain cartoons jump continents -- we have Fred Basset over here, which I think is British!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-60047190426586282902015-04-26T08:09:17.802-07:002015-04-26T08:09:17.802-07:00One of Kelly's characters (I forget which one)...One of Kelly's characters (I forget which one) was supposed to be Winston Churchill! The whole political thing was pretty wonderful...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-85369354755861616352015-04-26T05:27:07.405-07:002015-04-26T05:27:07.405-07:00I've never heard of the Pogo cartoons either, ...I've never heard of the Pogo cartoons either, but before you explained I immediately thought of a character jumping about on a pogo stick.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-569127390076350862015-04-25T23:10:37.572-07:002015-04-25T23:10:37.572-07:00I don’t know Pogo at all, but I do love the words ...I don’t know Pogo at all, but I do love the words from that first song - Tho’ mainly the meadow was middled with mow - is just wonderful!<br />The first cartoon I remember while growing up is Andy Capp the working class kind of bloke – who never actually worked. He wore a cloth cap (just like my dad) and usually had a pint of beer in his hands (completely opposite to my dad who very rarely drank anything stronger than tea)<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-12868943101662536692015-04-25T17:56:12.629-07:002015-04-25T17:56:12.629-07:00Pogo's unfamiliar to me too. Blondie, on the ...Pogo's unfamiliar to me too. Blondie, on the other hand, is one that I grew up with.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-2115775496057088812015-04-25T17:04:22.422-07:002015-04-25T17:04:22.422-07:00Oh, the things they got away with in cartoons bac...Oh, the things they got away with in cartoons back then, a lot of them had double meanings!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-89898261336879929232015-04-25T11:41:10.003-07:002015-04-25T11:41:10.003-07:00I remember Li'l Abner as being a skinny guy --...I remember Li'l Abner as being a skinny guy -- with a girlfriend in a polka-dotted dress (Sparkle?). Right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-74860320420056946942015-04-25T11:35:18.373-07:002015-04-25T11:35:18.373-07:00My favorite comic strip when I was young (around 1...My favorite comic strip when I was young (around 10 or so) was "The Phantom". Loved that muscular hero in purple tights! Another favorite was "Li'l Abner". He was a hunk too. Hmm? I was, er, 'growing up', I guess? La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-11324230890054142542015-04-25T09:04:25.539-07:002015-04-25T09:04:25.539-07:00I went online and found the Hartman -- what fun th...I went online and found the Hartman -- what fun that is! Those prices are unreal...think of the differences in new cost back then and, now that they're all antiques, the "new" cost right now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-78354817608567295192015-04-25T07:34:42.592-07:002015-04-25T07:34:42.592-07:00I never was aware of Pogo when I was young. In fac...I never was aware of Pogo when I was young. In fact, I didn't like the funnies. I became scared of one my mother thought I would like, and I also had unpleasant associations with Sundays.<br /><br />BTW, you can read a whole Hartman Furniture catalog online.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-47426850406424546932015-04-25T05:56:58.255-07:002015-04-25T05:56:58.255-07:00Oh! A FISH hook! Wonderful...just looked him up!Oh! A FISH hook! Wonderful...just looked him up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-65774266983663287902015-04-25T05:54:15.771-07:002015-04-25T05:54:15.771-07:00It became a household expression, Wendy! And you s...It became a household expression, Wendy! And you should read the lyrics from other songs -- absolutely fabulous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-2550718211431260132015-04-25T05:53:33.582-07:002015-04-25T05:53:33.582-07:00I don't know Jeff Hook -- I'll have to Goo...I don't know Jeff Hook -- I'll have to Google him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-17839611307394836402015-04-25T05:40:06.070-07:002015-04-25T05:40:06.070-07:00"us is throon!" - now there's some p..."us is throon!" - now there's some poetic license!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-15676208764160850072015-04-25T02:25:20.316-07:002015-04-25T02:25:20.316-07:00I had never heard of Pogo. I always loved Jeff Ho...I had never heard of Pogo. I always loved Jeff Hook. Although the theme would be a satirical dig at events of the day, it was looking for the "hidden hook" that I enjoyed most!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.com