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Charles Addams


Born
in Westfield, New Jersey, The United States
January 07, 1912

Died
September 29, 1988

Website

Genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror


The macabre humor and Gothic settings characterized many cartoons, first apparent in the New Yorker, of known American cartoonist Charles Samuel Addams.

Chas Addams best created "The Addams Family" comic characters, adapted for a variety of media. His signature style involved single panels.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 6,656 ratings · 692 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors
The World of Chas Addams
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4.45 avg rating — 1,587 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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My Crowd
4.32 avg rating — 948 ratings — published 1970 — 12 editions
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The Addams Family: An Evilu...
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4.36 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Chas Addams Happily Ever Af...
3.93 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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La familia Addams y otras v...
4.23 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions
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The Charles Addams Mother G...
4.17 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions
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Homebodies
4.33 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1954 — 21 editions
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Addams and Evil
4.32 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1947 — 20 editions
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Monster Rally
4.35 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 1950 — 16 editions
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Creature Comforts
4.23 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions
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“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”
― Charles Addams
tags: humor, life, morticia-addams
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“Look at her -- I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way -- what bliss.”
― Charles Addams
tags: love
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“It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're dogs from hell and must be destroyed.”
― Charles Addams
tags: childhood, happiness
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