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"Say! Dis Is Grate Stuff": The Yellow Kid And The Birth Of The American Comics, Richard D. Olson
"Say! Dis Is Grate Stuff": The Yellow Kid And The Birth Of The American Comics, Richard D. Olson
The Courier
On 12 December 1992, before a gathering of the Syracuse University Library Associates, Professor Olson delivered the keynote address that marked the opening of the University Library's Yellow Kid exhibition. The following is an edited transcript of Olson's talk.
What happened nearly one hundred years ago to give birth to the American comics? Who can we thank for having a colorful Sunday comic section to read every week? My analysis ofthe birth of the American comic strip suggests that it occurred as a result of the interaction of three major factors: (I) the natural evolution of graphic humor, (2) quirks …
Courier, Volume Xxviii, Number 1, Spring 1993, Syracuse University Library Associates
Courier, Volume Xxviii, Number 1, Spring 1993, Syracuse University Library Associates
The Courier
An Interview with Barney Rosset, Former Chairman and President of Grove Press / Mary Beth Hinton, p. 3 -- "Say! Dis is Grate Stuff": The Yellow Kid and the Birth of the American Comics / Richard D. Olson, p. 19 -- National Service: A Forty-Three-Year Crusade / Donald J. Eberly, p. 35 -- Hey, Why Don't We Start an External High School Diploma Program? / Patricia King and Mary Beth Hinton, p. 55 -- Portrait of a City: Syracuse, the Old Home Town / John A. Williams, p. 65 -- News of the Syracuse University Library and the Library Associates, …