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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steven:</FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">>>>In the USA, Kelly is generally considered one of
the greatest comic strip artists of the 20th Century ---</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">>>> -- certainly his name recognition factor
among the general public is well above Barks or Rosa
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">>>> sure is odd how things are
different.... there is even an annual festival held about
Kelly.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">And "Pogo President" campaigns too ("I go
Pogo").</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A very touching hommage to Pogo in Alan
Moore's take on "The Swamp Thing" has already been noted. Could make for a cute
li'l gag in a duck story set in the Okefenokee.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>>>>on the other hand, his
record album is back in print and available - through Amazon and the other usual
outlets </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I saw that recently as I
checked again for available Pogo books.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Nils:<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>>>><FONT face=Arial size=2>what I
like best about these stories </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>>>><FONT face=Arial
size=2>is the total absence of any sensible or predictable plot
lines.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Incredible. He jumped and skipped
and hopped from one idea to another in less than an eyeblink, bouncing on
distorted or mispronounced words, introducing wacky characters and situations in
utterly unexpected ways, without it being chaotic at all; it just flowed
perfectly smoothly and naturally-- quite an achievement.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've scanned two favorites of mine and
uploaded them for your pleasure:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://bobcat74.free.fr/kelly/">http://bobcat74.free.fr/kelly/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the best to all of you,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Olivier</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>***** PS: Larry's quote</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>>>>"Howdy, Bud! I'm from the South, myself -- south
Burbank!"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DDA 223, "Lost in the Andes".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surely one of Barks' best lines.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gum anyone?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>