Tall Tales HC (2008 Abrams Books) By Al Jaffee comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Aug 2008 by Abrams Books.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
1st printing. By Al Jaffee. Tall Tales was an innovative newspaper strip syndicated internationally by the New York Herald Tribune from 1957-1963. Whereas newspaper strips are square, single-panel, or multiple-panel horizontal gag cartoons, Al Jaffee, known for the Fold-In in MAD Magazine, once again altered the format of his work to create a vertical strip - the first, and last, in newspaper history. Tall Tales contains the best 120 wordless strips out of over 2,200, scanned from the original files. The book features a new preface by Jaffee and an introduction by Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report. Hardcover, 4 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: In 2016, AL JAFFEE was recognized by Guinness Book of World Records for the world record for Longest Career as a Comics Artist. A record of 73 years and three months. - Odinson, Lone Star Comic Archivist Cover price $14.95.
