
Henry Speaks For Himself
John Liney(Author)
David Tosh(Editor)
Fantagraphics (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 17. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-60699-733-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60699-733-8 (9781606997338)
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Persons
John Liney (1912-1982) worked on the Henry comic strip for 44 years, first as an assistant to creator Carl Thomas Anderson, and eventually taking on the strip entirely upon Anderson's retirement.