Description: "Introduction by Jeet Heer, with Chicago research notes by Tim Samuelson."--Page 7, volume [1].
Brief description: One of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King was born in Cashton, Wisconsin, in 1883. He joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune in 1909. Almost from the start of his career, King's cartoons were frequently featured on the front page of the paper. He made his lasting mark in 1919 by creating Gasoline Alley, which became one of the most widely syndicated and read strips in North America until King's death in 1969. Cartoonist/designer Chris Ware is the author of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, Quimby the Mouse, and the ACME Novelty Datebook. Ware was born in 1967, two years before Frank King's death.
Review Quotes:
"King's artwork continues to flower, and his flair for finding the affective kernel in each day of his characters' lives never flags." --Booklist
"The best Gasoline Alley strips provoke smiles of recognition more than laughter--they're small, happymoments preserved fromthe changes time brings about." --DOUGLAS WOLK, The Washington Post Book World "The strips reflect an inventiveness on a par with masters like Winsor McCay and Will Eisner." --Entertainment Weekly "Frank King's Gasoline Alley may be the best syndicated comic strip ever. Walt and Skeezix lovingly collects two years' worth of the strip." --Playboy