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[edit] Pogo Papers date

FYI, I changed the publication date for The Pogo Papers because I have a copy that says Copyright 1952, 1953 and has a Library of Congress number starting with 53-. Gwil 02:37, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

The copyright date is on the strips included in the book, which appeared during 1952 and 1953. I believe the book itself was published in late 1953. PabSungenis 19:51, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bulldogs

This is the first I've heard of the Bulldogs, though I have the collection Impollutable Pogo in which Spiro Agnew appears as a hyena. What species are Mitchell etc? —Tamfang 23:54, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

The Bulldogs can be seen in the last three books of original material: We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us, Pogo's Body Politic, and Pogo: Bats And The Belle's Free. Hoover was an English Bulldog, Mitchell was an Eaglet, and the Agnew Hyena was part of the team. Most characters just referred to them as "The Bulldogs" even though only Hoover's analogue was a bulldog. PabSungenis 19:54, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deacon Mushrat

While the Deacon is as hypocritical as the next critter, I'm startled at the current version of his description. I don't recall offhand any story in which he was notably underhanded or greedy, let alone a criminal mastermind. His narrow social views brought him into uneasy alliances with scoundrels like Mole and Catt. —Tamfang 03:25, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] a boat in Dennis the Menace?

I'd like to put this in but can't source it: Dennis the Menace and his father were once seen fishing from a flat-bottomed boat whose long side was inscribed The Honorable Walter Kelly and the short end Ol' Walt. Dare I hope that someone out there can track it down? —Tamfang 04:18, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Here it is. Probably copyright: http://www.igopogo.com/pogofest_2003.htm
Picture alone: http://www.igopogo.com/images/Dennis.jpg Carlo 17:25, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wiley

This page says Wiley Catt was Senator Alexander Wiley. If WC is added to the roster of recurring characters, that should be mentioned. —Tamfang 04:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bunny Strips

I just put a "fact" request next to the following:

"The bunny strips were usually not reproduced when Pogo strips were collected into book form, but Kelly did include a few samples of them in the 10th anniversary book, Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue Eyed Years With Pogo."

Perhaps somebody can check. I used to have "Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue Eyed Years With Pogo," but I no longer do. It was my first Pogo book and I read it MANY times, and I feel certain that I didn't know of the existence of the bunny strips until much later - I think I first read about them in one the Okefenokee Star's Pogo collections, like "The Best of Pogo." I don't think there were any examples of the Bunny Strips in "Ten Ever-Lovin Blue Eyed Years."

[edit] Animation Available?

http://www.idiom.com/%7Elexmark/WHMtE.htm claims to sell animated pogo

[edit] Sarcophagus Macabre?

Hmm, somebody missed Sarcophagus Macabre, the vulture undertaker.

He's a major figure in the teevee séance saga of 1970 (Impollutable Pogo), but I don't recall seeing him otherwise. —Tamfang 00:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
Sarcophagus MacAbre dates back to before Simple J. Malarkey, even though he wasn't seen often in later years. He certainly qualifies to be included. 68.34.242.83 22:37, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Also might be nice to comment about different characters "speaking in fonts" -- didn't the Deacon talk in fonts that looked like something out of hymnal?

Mostly in blackletter, as already noted; P T Bridgeport spoke in circus posters; Sarco spoke in condolence cards; Cleopatra, on the haunted telephone, spoke in hieroglyphs. Anyone else? —Tamfang 00:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
Krushchev and the russian seals: Insert Russian letters into words. In "Prehysterical" (which I loaned out) don't some of the characters use Chinese pictograms? I'm not sure this is worth putting in the main article, but maybe a separate page with example panels? The unusual lettering is overall one of distinctive things about the strip.Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 09:22, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Not being a hardcore POGO fan and not having the books, I will leave any changes in the article to those more dedicated to the subject.

MrG / 31 Oct 06

[edit] The Bunny Strips

I didn't remember any of the Bunny Strips being reprinted in 'Equal Time For Pogo.' Were they? I do know that a bunch of them (including Kelly's comments on the need for them) were in 'Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Years With Pogo,' however. 69.248.55.105 07:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mr Mingle

Where is Mr. Mingle in the cast or regulars? I have a strong memory of Mr. Mingle's store in Pogo. Does he not qualify as one of the regular cast of characters? I am not the person to make that addition, however. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.6.36.119 (talk • contribs) 06:13, 23 April 2007

Did he run a general store? I can't recall what he looked like ... —Tamfang 21:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
That was "Mr. Miggle." The Yankee general store owner, he was a tall skinny bird; possibly a stork or a heron. See here. RedSpruce 01:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Larry Doyle

I'm a newbie here, and don't know how to make the change. But the "Larry Doyle" mentioned at the end of the History section is the same Larry Doyle that has a page as a writer on the Simpsons. Lafong 04:48, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've done it. —Tamfang 16:07, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beatnik parodies

I'm not very familiar with Pogo at all, but I was working on the "beatnik stereotypes" section on the Beat Generation page when I remembered that Allen Ginsberg once commented that he really appreciated the beatnik parodies in Pogo. I was looking for some information about that in this page but didn't find it. I'm not sure how relevant any of that would be for your page -- I'm sure a brief mention wouldn't hurt, but it might constitute trivia. Anyway, if the beatnik parodies are irrelevant to this page, could someone at least point to where a curious reader might find them, which collection for example or if they're reprinted online? F. Simon Grant 18:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Possibly thinking of the communist cowbirds? They appear passim. —Tamfang 04:28, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Without looking, I don't think they're in the period covered by the Fantagraphics series of a few years ago. —Tamfang (talk) 07:54, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] superstition

What superstitions did Churchy show other than 13-phobia? —Tamfang (talk) 07:56, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] a boat in Ozy & Millie

http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20070907.html —Tamfang (talk) 23:27, 13 April 2008 (UTC)