{"product_id":"i-go-pogo-best-of-pogo","title":"I Go Pogo (Best of Pogo)","description":"\"A true natural genius of comic art.\" — Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey\n\nStarting in 1948, Walt Kelly's newspaper-based comic strip Pogo lampooned sociopolitical issues from the Red Scare to the environmental movement. A gifted cartoonist who began his career at Walt Disney Studios, Kelly explored the virtues and follies of human nature with a lively cast of Okefenokee Swamp critters. Kind-hearted Pogo Possum headed the crew, which included intellectual Howland Owl; exuberant Albert Alligator; poetic mud turtle Churchy LaFemme; romantic hound dog Beauregard Bugleboy; and other impish personalities. Even readers too young to appreciate the strip's satirical elements were charmed by the eccentric creatures and their offbeat wordplay.\nThis compilation features comics from the election year of 1952, during which Pogo's neighbors encouraged the reluctant possum to run for president. Their rallying cry, \"I Go Pogo,\" parodied Dwight D. Eisenhower's \"I Like Ike\" slogan and provided real-life fans with a write-in candidate. Kelly's sly humor and flair for creative language—replete with malapropisms and nonsense verse — retain their imaginative verve for comics enthusiasts of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0486838358\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0486838358.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kelly, Walt\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608443592762,"sku":"DBV.0486838358.VG","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0486838358-0.jpg?v=1787459338","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/i-go-pogo-best-of-pogo","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}