From the publisher:

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.

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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