"A true natural genius of comic art." — Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey Starting in 1948, Walt Kelly's newspaper-based comic strip Pogo lampooned sociopolitical issues from the Red Scare to the environmental movement. A gifted cartoonist who began his career at Walt Disney Studios, Kelly explored the virtues and follies of human nature with a lively cast of Okefenokee Swamp critters. Kind-hearted Pogo Possum headed the crew, which included intellectual Howland Owl; exuberant Albert Alligator; poetic mud turtle Churchy LaFemme; romantic hound dog Beauregard Bugleboy; and other impish personalities. Even readers too young to appreciate the strip's satirical elements were charmed by the eccentric creatures and their offbeat wordplay. This compilation features comics from the election year of 1952, during which Pogo's neighbors encouraged the reluctant possum to run for president. Their rallying cry, "I Go Pogo," parodied Dwight D. Eisenhower's "I Like Ike" slogan and provided real-life fans with a write-in candidate. Kelly's sly humor and flair for creative language—replete with malapropisms and nonsense verse — retain their imaginative verve for comics enthusiasts of the twenty-first century.

I Go Pogo (Best of Pogo)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Kelly, Walt

Graphic Novels

Dover Publications

A collection of classic Pogo comics from the 1970s.

Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us

Arts & Photography

Simon&Schuster

The official history and commemoration of Pogo's first decade...all wrapped up with a running commentary by Walt Kelly.

Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue Eyed Years With Pogo

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Includes Incompleat Pogo; Pogo, Prisoner of Love

Walt Kelly's Pogo Romances Recaptured: 2 Pogo Classics in 1 Volume: Pogo, Prisoner of Love - the Incompleat Pogo

Pogo and the inhabitants of the Okefenokee Swamp concern themselves with such matters as VIP's, women, elections, and the 240-minute work hour.

Pogo's Body politic (A Fireside book)

Comic Strips

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

A marvelous collection of vintage comic genius along with selections of the inimitable Walt Kelly doggerel (illustrated).

Pogo's Double Sundae: Two Unabridged Helpings of Past Pogo Classics - The Pogo Sunday Parade and The Pogo Sunday Brunch (A Fireside book)

Fireside/Simon & Schuster

Positively Pogo" are comic strips from around 1954 first published in newspapers. This part starts with the start of the television media with various characters doing things to break into commercials and shows. The strip then meanders into a plan by Churchy (the turtle) to make money by making money. We have a long appearance by a non-regular character (in the form of a pig) which just happens to look like a certain Soviet leader of the time (part of Kelly's political humor). The book then ends with the Olympics in Australia.

Pogo's Will Be That Was (Fireside Book)

Although his friends urge him to become a presidential candidate, Pogo is very reluctant to get involved in politics.

The Pogo candidature: A cartoon story for new children : a Pogo book

Sheed, Andrews, and McMeel

Walt Kelly's POGO, a satirical masterpiece commonly acknowledged as one of the three greatest comic strips ever published, is finally back in print in this series from Fantagraphics Books!

Pogo (The Best of Pogo)

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

Gregg Press

Pogo is a long running comic strip that has appeared in the daily newspapers since 1948. Children like it because it is about funny talking animals. Adults see it as political satire. Pogo is an Opossum who lives in the Okefenokee Swamp on the southern border of Georgia next to Florida. Pogo Possum lives with his many animal friends, including Albert Alligator, Howland Owl (who always wears glasses), Churchill "Churchy" LaFemme, a mud turtle by trade who enjoys composing songs and poems, Beauregard Bugleboy, a hound dog, Porky Pine, a porcupine, and Alabaster Alligator. Pogo is usually fishing for food and when he catches one of his friends he is often on the verge of eating his friend but then is talked out of it. This particular series of episodes was published during the 1952 election campaign for US President. The Okefenokee Swamp where Pogo and his friends live is 600 miles from Washington DC. In spite of this distance, they decide to run Pogo for US President. Their campaign slogan is “I Go Pogo” which is a take off on the election campaign for President Eisenhower, who ran under the campaign slogan of “I Like Ike”. As you see, the cover of this book shows people holding signs. These are people campaigning for Pogo for President. All of the cartoons contain sarcastic references to the leading issues of the day, such as the fact that there are too many national holidays.

I go Pogo (The Best of Pogo)

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