Scoop Scuttle and His Pals

The Crackpot Comics of Basil Wolverton

Basil Wolverton, Greg Sadowski

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Fantagraphics
02 July 2021

Cartoons & comic strips

In this rip-roaring retrospective of the influential Mad magazine cartoonist, Basil Wolverton's often-warped imagination combines with his outlandishly wacky visual humor to fascinate and delight. It collects the ultra-rare treasures Scoop Scuttle, Mystic Moot, Bingbang Buster, and Jumpin' Jupiter - as they've never been seen before! Due to the rock-bottom printing methods of ten-cent comic books, Wolverton's intricate line work was routinely obscured, and often obliterated. In this collection, every effort has been made to restore the art to its original splendor, and to at last present the uniquely detailed graphics of this justly revered comic book master.

By: Basil Wolverton
Edited by: Greg Sadowski
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 266mm, Width: 204mm,
ISBN: 9781683963974
ISBN 10: 1683963970
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 02 July 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Basil Wolverton was born near Medford, Oregon in 1909 and died in 1978. His Fantagraphics-published books include Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner and The Wolverton Bible, and his work is featured in Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941. Greg Sadowski is a writer, editor, and designer (Creeping Death from Neptune, Brain Bats of Venus, B. Krigstein, Supermen!, Four Color Fear) living on the Jersey shore.

Reviews for Scoop Scuttle and His Pals: The Crackpot Comics of Basil Wolverton

Wolverton infused a humming, frenetic energy into his Scoop Scuttle stories. There is much enjoyment and some enlightenment to gain from these stories, as a more complete picture of Wolverton emerges in which it becomes clear he was one of the most gifted, inspired, and resilient screwball artists (in any medium) of his time.-- The Comics Journal