Marmaduke

by Brad Anderson, Phil Leeming

MINOR SCUFFING, DINGS, EDGE WEAR, FADING AND DISCOLORATION ON COVERS/SPINE. CLEAN PAGES.

Genres: Humor, Comic Strips, Comics

Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Brad Anderson is an American cartoonist. He graduated from Brocton Central School in Brocton, New York in 1943. He is best known for creating the comic strip Marmaduke in 1955, which he continues to draw to this day. One of his favorite inclusions in his comics was the old Cave's Meat Market in Brocton, NY. There were several cartoons dedicated to Cave's and to Marmaduke running away from the store with items he had retrieved. He was also involved in the comic strip Grandpa's Boy, which ran from 1955 through 1980. He received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for Marmaduke in 1978.

The repetitive nature of the themes in Marmaduke was recently parodied in the satirical paper The Onion.

Reviews

[Anthony Colozza · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although you can read through these books of comics pretty quickly they are enjoyable and a nice change of pace from a regular book. The Marmaduke comic has been around for quite a while but I was never a regular reader of the comic. So I didn't really have any preconceived opinion on the comic. The book goes through a full year of the comic as I guess it was published in the paper weekly or so. The comic really isn't funny per say but is enjoyable. It is sort of looking at life through the eyes of this big dog. It give you that sense of appreciating the simple things as seen through this dog. All in all I would recommend it, although it won't take much time to get through it, it is kind of a feel good read.

[Becky Galambos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I happened upon this old Marmaduke collection, which seems to consist of Marmaduke being large and bad tempered. Wasn't really that funny or enjoyable, and are different in tone than the later strips.

[Nancy Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter found this old book in a vintage toy store and gave it to me for Christmas because my sweet and dear grandmother always used to clip the Marmaduke cartoons from her newspaper and send them to me. ❤️

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marmaduke is just a treasure of a dog and ALWAYS brings smiles to my face and heart!

[Annburnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

One hundred twenty six cartoons about a large mischievous dog. This dog is really smart and very large. Lots of laughs.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marmaduke is the neighborhood canine delinquent - "the biggest, smartest, most mischievous mutt that ever terrorized a neighborhood” - has 126 pages just howling with delight!

[Heath · Rating 2 out of 5]

Marmaduke had a very stern face and demeanor in the early to mid-'60s. He doesn't seem very kind or warm, just threatening, so the big dog humor runs cold.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

BLURB: Reprints of early panels from the MARMADUKE comic strip.






RATING: 5 STARS FOR MARMADUKE BY: BRAD ANDERSON
STARTED: JULY 20,2014
FINISHED: JULY 20,2014

REVIEW:This book was a great read with different amounts of cartoons per page and of course a classic! I enjoyed the comics and how they were laid out in the book.

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early cartoons about the troublesome Great Dane. Marmaduke has more malice here then he shows later when he becomes the innocent victim of his size, making this an interesting take on a familiar theme.

[William Swafford · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a copy of this book for 1966 and its a 2nd printing.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A charming little cartoon collection. I've had this since I was a little kid.

[Kamil Henri · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10