ALLEY OOP THE MAGAZINE Issue 1

This is the first Alley Oop Magazine published in 1997 by SPEC Productions. Introduction, "1932: The First Draft Of Alley Oop", by Jack Stack. Reprinting 1932-1933 "first" appearance of Alley Oop. Alley Oop was first distributed by the small syndicate Bonnet-Brown on December 5, 1932, but this run ended on April 26, 1933, when Bonnet-Brown became defunct. NEA picked up the strip and, starting on August 7, 1933, the earlier material was reworked for a larger readership. A full-page Sunday strip was added on September 9, 1934; the strip also appeared in half-page, tabloid, and half-tab formats, which were smaller and/or dropped panels. During World War II, newspapers eliminated full-page comics to save paper; starting on December 1, 1940, Alley Oop's Sunday comic was offered in a smaller format which could, at an editor's discretion, be further reconfigured to save space. Daily comics were first reduced in size on April 20, 1942, and have become smaller since then, but they have been appearing in color since September 15, 2008. Stories Included: "Early One Morning A Million Years Ago" - 12-5-1932 To 1-3-1933 - Written & Drawn By - V.T, Hamlin. "Hieaagh! This Is Alley Oop" - 8-7-1933 To 9-2-1933 - Written & Drawn By - Vt. Hamlin. "Sunday Sequence" - 12-19-1993 To 2-20-1994 - Artist - Jack Bender, Written By Dave Graue. "Munda Wunch" - 9-15-1980 To 11-8-1980 - Written & Drawn By - Dave Graue. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Bent bottom corner leading through to page 56. Top bent corner leading through page 13. Back cover has a large top bend and a small bottom corner bump.