Walt Kelly and Pogo

<p> One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day Walt Kelly's <I>Pogo</I> took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R. Murrow's radar. The strip's satire was so biting it was often relegated to newspaper editorial sections at a time when artists in other media were blacklisted for far less. <I>Pogo</I> was the vanguard of today's political comic strips such as <I>Doonesbury</I> and <I>Pearls Before Swine</I> and a precursor of the modern political parody of late night television.</p><p> This comprehensive biography of Kelly reveals the life of a conflicted man and unravels the symbolism and word-play of his art for modern readers.</p><p> There are 241 original <I>Pogo</I> comic strips illustrated and 13 other Kelly artworks (as well as illustrations by other cartoonists).</p>