{"product_id":"walt-and-skeezix-book-six-1931-1932-9781770461789","title":"Walt and Skeezix: Book Six: 1931-1932","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The loveliest rediscovery of the vintage-comic-strip renaissance is [\u003ci\u003eWalt and Skeezix\u003c\/i\u003e].\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e gang enters a new decade with this volume: Skeezix moves from childhood to early adolescence and the high spirits of the 1920s give way to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Walt and Phyllis Wallet travel to England, an extended tour that echoes the real-life journey taken by the cartoonist Frank King and his family in the late 1920s. While his parents are away, Skeezix tries to solve the mystery of an arsonist. Now entering his teens, he comes to the fore of the strip as an adventurous boy surrounded by a gang of like-minded pals, and \u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e becomes an influential pillar of teenage culture, soon to be widely imitated in Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland films as well as in \u003ci\u003eArchie\u003c\/i\u003e comics.\u003cbr\u003eDesigned and edited by Chris Ware (\u003ci\u003eBuilding Stories\u003c\/i\u003e), this sixth volume of \u003ci\u003eWalt and Skeezix \u003c\/i\u003eis a celebration of and an homage to American middle-class life in the early twentieth century. An introductory essay from the comics historian Jeet Heer (\u003ci\u003eIn Love with Art: Francoise Mouly's Adventures in Comics with Art Spiegelman\u003c\/i\u003e), historical appendixes from the Chicago cultural historian Tim Samuelson, and tons of extras make this book a dream come true for \u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770461789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 9.70w x 1.50d","brand":"Frank King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259584278709,"sku":"9781770461789","price":38.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e3a6deea-4c80-4ed9-aa32-ed6ed630f9fa.jpg?v=1771342325","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/walt-and-skeezix-book-six-1931-1932-9781770461789","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}