Corky Comic Strip

by Frank King

Corky Comic Strip (1939)

Corky is a spinoff off from Frank King's Gasoline Alley. It features Walt and Phyllis Wallet's son Corky, born May 2, 1928. The younger brother of 'Skeezix' Wallet, he eventually married Hope Hassel on October 1, 1949. He runs a diner in a standalone building.

Little information is available about this strip. It is presumed to be a bottom filler on a Sunday funny page.

Although a second string Gasoline Alley character, Corky managed to star in his own film series Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951), replacing the Blondie film series which ended in 1950 with Beware of Blondie. Corky and his sister Judy decide the only way to save the Wallet family from bankruptcy and insanity is to persuade a free-loader to move on. The latter then fakes an injured back.

31 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

One of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King was born in Cashton, Wisconsin in 1883. He joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune in 1909, a newspaper which was known for aggressively developing comics to build circulation. Almost from the start of his career, King's cartoons were frequently featured on the front page of the Tribune. After creating a string of minor hits, he made his lasting mark in 1919 by creating Gasoline Alley, which became one of the most widely syndicated and read strips in North America until King's death in 1969. He spent most of his life in Chicago and Florida.