A history of the long-running humor strip (1941 - 1985) as well as a biography of Arriola who was an animator at MGM, worked on Army training films, and later joined the clutch of cartoonists living in Monterey/Carmel. Reproduces 460 dailies and Sundays in black & white and 8 Sundays in color.
A presentation copy warmly inscribed and dated by the artist: "For Cherelle and family--with treasured memories of a little girl on our morning walks--Love--Gus Arriola Dec. 2000"