Out April 30, 2014
This is the never-before-collected comic-book version of a mid-century newspaper strip about a strange-looking little boy.
What
is it about odd-looking comic strip characters that catch the public’s
attention? Carl Anderson’s classic comic strip character Henry was
certainly not your average-looking youngster, with knobby knees, a
pencil neck, and a bulbous, bald head but, for years, he entertained
millions of readers worldwide with his pantomime pranks. He was also the
subject of a long-running comic book series, with one significant
difference from the newspaper strip – in the comic books, Henry spoke!
Written and drawn by John Liney, who also handled art chores on the
daily Henry strip, these stories were done in a Tintin-esque clean-line
art style that made them attractive to the younger set, but with writing
clever enough to cause the adults to chuckle while reading to their
children. These 1940s-’50s stories have never before been reprinted, and
this collection provides a long-overdue look at a forgotten “kid’s
comic” masterpiece. Full-color illustrations throughout.
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