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The Golden Treasury of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics Hardcover – June 22, 2010

by Stan Lee (Author, Artist), Jack Kirby (Author, Artist), Steve Ditko (Author, Artist),

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The first collection of its kind, this huge, luxurious volume lovingly collects the brilliant kids' comics that such luminaries as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Syd Hoff, Jules Feiffer, George Carlson, John Stanley, Dan deCarlo, Sheldon Mayer, Carl Barks, and myriad other brilliant geniuses created during the heyday of kids comics in the 1940s, '50s, and beyond. Astute comic book fans and their eager kids alike will love the funny and beautiful full-color stories of slap-stick superheroes, fantastic fairy tales, and awesome anthropomorphic animals.
As with the entire line of Yoe Books, the reproduction techniques employed strive to preserve the look and feel of expensive vintage comics. Painstakingly remastered, enjoy the closest possible recreation of reading these comics when first released.

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Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922) is an American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters, introducing a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing (June 22, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1600105203
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1600105203
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 1.4 x 11 inches

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Vice magazine calls Craig Yoe the "Indiana Jones of comics historians." Publishers Weekly says he's the "archivist of the ridiculous and sublime" and calls his work "brilliant." The Onion calls him "the celebrated designer." The Library Journal, "a comics guru." BoingBoing hails him "a fine cartoonist and a comic book historian of the first water." Yoe was Creative Director/Vice President/General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets, and a Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney. Craig has won an Eisner Award and the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators.

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M. Dog

A big WOW!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2010

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Simply put, I think Craig Yoe's KKKKK the most beautifully done comics retrospective book I have seen since forever. Paper stock choice, graphic design and layout, reproduction quality; and selection of artists - all rate a first class wow. -- Mykal Banta

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SD.

Been there, done that, but who cares?

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2015

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A very nice collection, with lovely reproduction of the material, although the astute reader will discern a very real vibe of "Raw Books can do it, why can't I?" trend-following the example of Spiegelman & Mouly's earlier fine collection of children's comics. The more the merrier, right?
My only quibble is the price, but that's why the deep discounts offered by Amazon and its dealers ought to be taken advantage of work no hesitation. And free shipping, of course.

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Gary Esposito

Awesome Kid's comics!

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2010

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Great stuff for anyone who loves comics and comics art. My nephews (ages 6, 5, & 4) love when I read these stories to them and I enjoy seeing famous artists I know draw some of the stories.

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013

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Although I collect comic books in their original format. I purchased this Golden Animal Funny book for just the entertainment value.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2013

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While I appreciate the content in this book, I do wish that the pages could've been remastered, or the color omitted. They could be cleaner, but they are NOT bad. All in all well done.

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Steven Utley

Four-Color Fun, Fantasy, and Foolishness

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2010

Craig Yoe's GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KOOL KIDS KOMICS is a perfect (unofficial) companion volume to Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS. Both deserve a place on your book shelf alongside such anthologies as Dan Nadel's ART OUT OF TIME and ART IN TIME, Michael Barrier and Martin Williams' SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF COMIC-BOOK COMICS, Greg Sadowski's SUPERMEN! and Jules Feiffer's GREAT COMIC BOOK HEROES.

The Yoe volume contains the following stories:

"The Adventures of Tom Plump," artist unknown, the earliest known (ca. 1850s) American comic book for kids
"The Magic Soap Bubble," artist unknown, originally published in FUNNY BOOK, 1942
"The King Who Couldn't Sleep," attributed to Dave Berg, POPSICLE PETE FUN BOOK, 1947
"Goblin Glen," Walt Kelly, FAIRY TALE PARADE, 1946
"The Unhappy Castle," Ken Hultgren, HA HA COMICS, 1948
"Alice in Bugville," Dave Berg, ALICE, 1951
"Alec in Fumbleland," George Carlson, PUZZLE FUN, 1946
"King Midas and the Golden Touch," Harry G. Peter, LET'S PRETEND, 1950
"Little Guy," John Liney, HENRY, 1952
"Stanley," Mel Casson, ANGEL, 1957
"The Hair-raising Adventures of Peterkin Pottle," John Stanley, RAGGEDY ANN, 1949
"Tuffy and Clee O'Patra," Syd Hoff, TUFFY, 1950
"Clifford," Jules Feiffer, KEWPIES, 1949
"The Yellow Kid," Richard Fenton Outcault, 1897
"Pigtales," Harvey Kurtzman, FUNNY COMIC-TUNES, 1946
"Felix the Grouch Chaser," Otto Messmer, FELIX THE CAT, 1951
"Jungle Jumble," Otto Messmer, FELIX THE CAT, 1951
"Octopus Al," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1947
"The Calico Pup," Vince Fago, DING DONG, 1947
"The Great Voice," Jim Tyler, HA HA COMICS, 1944
"M'sieu Macaw," Howard Post, WONDERLAND COMICS, 1945
"Earl the Rich Rabbit," Jack Kirby, PUNCH AND JUDY, 1947
"Wilbur Fox," Ken Hultgren, GOOFY COMICS, 1949
"Jigger," John Stanley, ANIMAL COMICS, 1947
"Barney Bear and Benny Burro," Carl Barks, OUR GANG COMICS, 1946
"Hucky Duck," Frank Frazetta, BARNYARD COMICS, 1949
"Lockjaw the Alligator," Jack Kirby, PUNCH AND JUDY, 1946
"Windy Breeze," Jack Cole, NATIONAL COMICS, 1941
"Inkie," Art Stahl, CRACK COMICS, 1943
"Big Boy in the Amazingly Incredibly Improbable Journey," Steve Ditko et al, BIG BOY MAGAZINE, 1997
"Shlump the Lump," Art Helfant, MOE & SHMOE COMICS, 1948
"Vinny the Vet," Mort Walker, BEETLE BAILEY, 1965
"Intellectual Amos," Andre LeBlanc, THE SPIRIT SECTION, 1944
"'Doc' E. Z. Duzit," Jack Bradbury, HA HA COMICS, 1948
"Super Rabbit: The Mystery of the Disappearing Shoes," Milt Stein, SUPER RABBIT COMICS, 1945
"Supermouse," Al Hubbard, COO COO COMICS, 1946
"Superkatt," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1948
"Mussel-Man," Dan Gordon, GIGGLE COMICS, 1947
"Hejji," Dr. Seuss, King Features Syndicate, 1935
"Hejji," a possible conclusion for Dr. Seuss' unfinished story, created especially for this collection by Clizia Gussoni and Luke McDonnell, 2010
"Twinkle Hunts a Dragon," attributed to Vic Herman, CALLING ALL KIDS, 1948
"Flap Flipflop the Flying Flash," Basil Wolverton, JACK IN THE BOX, 1947
"Jingle Jangle Tales: The Zheckered Zultan and his Three Little Zulteens," George Carlson, JINGLE JANGLE COMICS, 1949
"Goody Bumpkin," Wally Wood, WHAM-O GIANT COMICS, 1967
"Phil Flop," Louis Ferstadt, ALL GREAT COMICS, 1944
"Mazy," Louis Ferstadt, ALL GREAT COMICS, 1944
"Count Screwloose Cartoon Page," Milt Gross, MOON MULLINS, 1948
"Let's Draw Cartoons," artist unknown, POPSICLE PETE FUN BOOK, 1947

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David Burd

If only I could be 8 years old again...

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2010

When I was a kid I got very excited when the big summer annuals hit the newsstands. Comics bulging with 80 pages! It was such an overwhelming abundance of four-color delights I wondered how I'd get even through it by September. Even in my wildest imagination I never dreamt of more than 80 pages of comics in one package, never mind a phone book-sized volume like Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics (or KKKKK for short). Here between hard covers are some of the best color comics of the Golden Age, one great story after another. Forget 80 pages, this is nearly 300 pages of comics! Plus some nice introductory material, sturdy binding, glossy covers and a neat ribbon bookmark, built right in. A fine example of the bookmaker's art.

KKKKK contains a combination of great stuff from the usual suspects (Walt Kelly, John Stanley, Carl Barks) and rare comics from artists we don't usually associate with funny animals, such as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Frank Frazetta. As always with Craig Yoe's books, there is a wealth of vintage comics here that are new to me. A Sunday strip by Dr. Seuss? A comic book from before the Civil War? KKKKK is filled with surprises.

Some of the stories feature funny animals, some are charming fairy tales, and others are pretty trippy! For example, Calico Pup -- not your typical talking dog but a stuffed animal. He lives in a world made of cloth and stuffed with sawdust, which makes it tough when a flesh-and-blood kangaroo visits. (These comics date back from before LSD was invented, which makes them that much more amazing.)

There's also the silly diaper-wearing Superkatt by Dan Gordon and a vintage Felix the Cat story by Otto Messmer. Basil Wolverton, Syd Hoff, Dave Berg, the list of famous creators goes on and on.

It's especially nice to see truly rare comics reprinted, such as Wally Wood's brilliant strip from Wham-O Giant Comics, a book that's impossible to find in good shape because it was too HUGE to store anywhere. Now we can read it in a durable volume that you can hold in your hands (although it is oversized and thick as a brick).

KKKKK is obviously intended for comic collectors as its primary market, but there's no reason you couldn't give this to your child or grandchild as a gift, instilling a love of comics in the next generation. Buy two copies; one for your library and one to give to a kid.

A must-have bookkkkk.

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If you want it just for the comics...

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013

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you'd better get another book. Has a lot of comic history. Children complained. Interesting, but there are better comic history books.

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