This page is dedicated to jack and carole bender, to honor their work on alley oop. Alley oop caveman dinosaur stamp 1995 comic strip newspaper news paper sunday funnies daily comics funny humor satire character syndicate the origin of the popular depression era comic strip caveman alley oop begins with a cartoonist who once drew oilfield maps in permian basin. At this time we are only accepting preordersubscription orders. Alley oop is a longrunning newspaper comic featuring the adventures of the. Alley oop, the classic caveman comic strip created in 1933 by v. We are temporarily closed in accordance with coronvirus mitigation orders from the governor of texas. Alley oop is one of the great american comic strips, intense, exciting and funny, and both drawing a color are beautiful in this marvelous large sized reprint. The amount of work in restoration alone his books represent is mindboggling to consider. Alley lives in the kingdom of moo, whose residents include alley s female counterpart ooola, his friend foozy, king guz, and the grand wizer, a witch doctor. One of my favorite comic strips throughout the years has been alley oop, which began in. They were the third team to carry on this comic strip icon. Alley oop by jonathan lemon and joey alison sayers for. A day in music history july an outbreak of silliness led by the hollywood argyles, with the onehit wonder whose alley oop topped the billboard pop. Features wonderland of oz, scribbly, alley oop, reglar fellers, salesman sam, alley oop, cowboy comics, bronc peeler, captain.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the popular and influential strip through four decades for newspaper enterprise association. Newspaper comics, however, thats a different story. Newspaper strip reprint modified to fit comic book format.
Alley oop comic strip and comic books in the 50s and 60s see more. View the comic strip for alley oop by cartoonist jonathan lemon and joey alison sayers created april, 2020 available on. Dinny, and his best friend foozy who speaks entirely. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by darkmark on november 20, 20. By far, most of my comics are single sheets cut from sections, but im glad that my grandparents kept this section intact. Hamlin, is currently drawn by jonathan lemon and written by joey alison sayers. The golden age refers to the first cycle of superhero comixs which. The following is modified from steve bissettes introduction to the new collection of the comic book paleo by jim lawson. Alley oop by dave graue lot of 11 color sunday comic pages. Alley oop showed up a number of times in the comics, from different publishers. Alley oop, the strips title character, was a sturdy citizen.
Hamlin later dave graue, then jack and carol bender owned in the comic art. In 1995, alley oop was one of 20 strips showcased in the comic strip classics series of commemorative united states postage stamps. Find the value of the dell comic alley oop volume 1. Unfollow alley oop comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Alley oop adventures comic books from antarctic atomic avenue. The back page of the comic section had two more mcnaught titles lank leonards mickey finn and mcevoy and stribels dixie dugan, as well as the the neas popular feature alley oop, by v. Alley oop is one of the great comic strips, and this first volume in an unfortunately defunct reprint series offers a great sampling from the strips long run of entertaining humorous adventures from the 1940s. Alley oop the hollywood argyles july 1960 these comic strip songs had their run from witch doctorpurple people eaterthe chipmunk songto this one 2 yrs later which was a 1 hit wonder. In 1939, vincent trout hamlin had been writing and drawing the successful alley oop for more than five years. Alley oop was created in 1932 as a syndicated comic by cartoonist v. The alley oop comic strip began on december 5, 1932 from the small. Alley oop 19471949 standardvisual editions comic books.
Alley oop s accidental time travel 7 pages doctor bronson is about to time travel to ancient troy. Ulysses takes ooola 9 pages ulysses invites alley oop s girlfriend ooola to go on a voyage destined to last 10 years. He frees him, they fight, then become inseparable friends. The strip ended abruptly on april 24, 1933 with the bankruptcy of bonnetbrown. Hamlin collection ii and lists the the newspaper clippings of the sunday comic strip alley oop by v. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Hamlin introduced a cast of characters, and his story lines entertained with a combination of adventure, fantasy, and humor. He held down comics of his own for brief periods in the late 1940s, middle 50s, early 60s, and late 90s, all from different publishers.
Alley oop comic strip to be revived in january by new creative. Alley oop sunday comic strips this page is a continuation of the v. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Alley oop is a longrunning newspaper comic featuring the adventures of the eponymous caveman and a supporting cast that includes his girlfriend ooola, his pet dinosaur note dinny, and his best friend foozy who speaks entirely in rhyming couplets. Alley oop dell comics western publishing comic book plus. Alley oops team steps down, but comic strip may still. Its current creative team signed off in a strip on saturday for the comic.
Doctor bronson and alley oop find a way to ask their friend in the future for help 3. Alley oop is a syndicated comic strip, created in 1932 by american cartoonist v. This is an alley oop original that i own, for sept 24, 1945. We are not accepting orders for new or back issue comics at this time. Sayers may be the first transgender writer in comic strips. An alley oop in basketball is an offensive play in which one player throws the ball near the basket to a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and slam dunks it before touching the ground the alley oop combines elements of teamwork, pinpoint passing, timing and finishing. Alley oop is a longrunning newspaper comic featuring the adventures of the eponymous caveman and a supporting cast that includes his girlfriend ooola, his pet dinosaurnote yes, we know. Alley oop dell comic, alley oop, vintage comic books. We have 2 books to download or read online the latest is alley oop 1. Alley oop will return spoiler alert the new york times. There was a series of educational strips called dinnys family. Apparently the comic strip alley oop will not go extinct. The strip revolves around the irrepressible alley oop, who travels from prehistoric moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend doc wonmugs time.
The new york times has indicated the strip, currently in hibernation, will be revived in january. The characters name was taken from a phrase allegedly used by french gymnasts and means lets go. Hamlin introduced an engaging cast of characters, and his storylines entertained with a combination of adventure, fantasy and humor. Comics, comix, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, sequential art, and cartoons all have similar, overlapping meanings and yet are distinct terms. Where and when this art form began depends on who is talking and what words they are using. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Hamlin collection ii and lists the the newspaper clippings of the sunday.
Alley oop is a ed and trademarked newspaper comic feature, owned by united features syndicate, which mixes humor and adventure. The comic strip alley oop, starring a loinclothwearing cave man of the same name, went into hibernation in september but will be back in january a new creative team, the writer joey. The alley oop comic strip began on december 5, 1932 from the small bonnetbrown syndicate above. Login to keep track of your comic book collection online with full.
In alley oop hamlin created a unique concept, marrying his fascination with dinosaurs and prehistoric times to a rollicking style of storytelling and drawing that was simultaneously serious, fantastic, and loaded with slapstick. After ulysses 10 pages alley oop and doctor bronson try to rescue ooola from the ship of ulysses. Today on alley oop comics by jonathan lemon and joey alison. Cartoon cartoon old cartoons animated cartoons alley oop oldies but goodies my memory retro back in the day my children. If you are looking for back issue comics or that random toy for someone whos got everything, than you gotta come check us out. The complete sundays volume 2 the complete sundays, 19371939. The alley oop book includes a sewn in satin ribbon bookmark. Utilizing the 3d film archives unique anaglyph extraction techniques, these images truly look better than ever before.
Hamlin about the caveman alley oop and his friends. Jan 28, 1983 alley oop is one of the great comic strips, and this first volume in an unfortunately defunct reprint series offers a great sampling from the strips long run of entertaining humorous adventures from the 1940s. Wandering in the jungle, oop encounters a dinosaur caught in some underbrush. Alley oop, the strips title character, was a sturdy citizen in the prehistoric. The reports this week that the alley oop comic strip was on its deathbed may have been premature. Feb 20, 2014 find out about the caveman time traveler from the newspapers. As unlikely a popular comics character as popeye was and is, a time. The main characters and basic premise of the alley oop comic strip are introduced to the reader. Alley oop was never a big comic book star, but hes maintained a presence in that medium. He first appeared there in 1936, in the back pages of dells the funnies, but was seldom coverfeatured.
True, i used to read comic books, but i seemed to outgrow those by the time i reached high school. Has over one thousand pages of public domain comics, including such classics as alley oop, amazing mystery funnies, abbot. Oct 27, 2018 alley oop was created in 1932 as a syndicated comic by cartoonist v. In fact, i was just speaking with dean today and he mentioned to me the great care he took in restoring the alley oop strips for alley oop 1939. Alley oop s first adventure was a retelling of the fable of androcles and the lion, in which androcles removes a thorn from the lions paw. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Home books calendars comic prints your cart checkout. Alley oop comic strip and comic books in the and vintage graphics danismm. One of my favorite comic strips throughout the years has been alley oop, which began in 1933 and continues to this day. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Alley oop no 11 comix book movie is part of the golden age comixs adventure. The comic strip revolves around the irrepressible caveman alley oop who travels from prehistoric. This listing is for a lot of 11 vintage full color sunday comic pages featuring alley oop created by v.