tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post8843080036585398010..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Number 1389: Enter Albert and PogoPappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-21640424592989893632013-07-14T15:27:51.721-07:002013-07-14T15:27:51.721-07:00In those earliest Pogo strips, Pogo and Albert wer...In those earliest Pogo strips, Pogo and Albert were not the central characters. Bombazil was but then was later dropped and Albert became a more friendly member; not always trying to eat all the other characters.Y-Kono-Klast!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06678349729054770651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-86367125247462088002013-06-23T12:00:34.743-07:002013-06-23T12:00:34.743-07:00Pogo and Albert almost sound like Yankees in this ...Pogo and Albert almost sound like Yankees in this one.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-18403186508412999142013-06-23T00:54:41.960-07:002013-06-23T00:54:41.960-07:00Although not as well realized in “Muzzy and Ginger...Although not as well realized in “Muzzy and Ginger” as it would be the later “Pogo” comic strip, the compound gag from 5:6 to 6:6 is very much like the sort of thing that would be used in that strip. What would be different (and funnier) in a “Pogo” strip would be that the woman (or her analogue) would be <i>sure</i> that the chimp were Homer <i>transformed</i>, rather than be calling to Homer for help.<br /><br />As many readers (but perhaps not all) will know, various sorts of apes truly tend to like cats. (I will pass paraleiptically over the idea of letting a randomly selected chimpanzee move freely amongst handicapped children.)Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com