Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, The
by: Blackbeard, Bill and Martin Williams

Hardcover. Wash. DC/NY, Smithsonian/Abrams, 3rd pr., 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. A history of the comic strip illustrated in color, black & white. Foreword by John Canaday. 336 pages. Large format. The American newspaper comic strip from 1890s to 1970s with some of the most accomplished and critically notable strips beginning with Yellow Kid of 1896. Illustrated with full strips in color and black & white. Selected bibliography and annotated index of comics.