Creator

Walt Kelly

Biography

American cartoonist (1913–1973) who worked as an animator for Disney on Snow White, Pinocchio, and Fantasia before moving to Dell Comics. He is best known for creating Pogo, a politically satirical strip set in the Okefenokee Swamp that was nationally syndicated from 1948 until his death. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.

Creator Details

Name

Walt Kelly

Issues

1,348

Series

142

Awards

William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1995), Harvey Award - Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1992), Inkpot Award (1989), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Silver T-Square Extraordinary Service Award (1972), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1951)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

August 25, 1913

Death Date

October 18, 1973

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California

Country

United States

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Series

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf (2023)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Gwandanaland Comics

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Gwandanaland Comics

3173 issues

Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips

Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips (2011)

Fantagraphics

Collected Edition

8 issues

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics (2016)

IDW Publishing

4 issues

Jumbo Mumbo

Jumbo Mumbo (2018)

Tinto Press

1 issue

The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories

The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (2018)

IDW Publishing

1 issue

Walt Kelly's Pogo: The Complete Dell Comics

Walt Kelly's Pogo: The Complete Dell Comics (2014)

Hermes Press

Collected Edition

6 issues

DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics

DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (2018)

Hermes Press

One-Shot

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Vault

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Vault (2018)

IDW Publishing

1 issue

Donald Duck: Nest of the Demonbirds

Donald Duck: Nest of the Demonbirds (2018)

IDW Publishing

Collected Edition

1 issue

Issues

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf (2023)

Dec 12, 2023

Pogo Treasury: Volume 2

#1606

Pogo Treasury: Volume 2

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Pogo Treasury: Volume 3

#1607

Pogo Treasury: Volume 3

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

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#7

Pockets Full of Pie

Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips (2011)

Nov 11, 2020

Pogo Treasury: Volume 1

#1605

Pogo Treasury: Volume 1

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

The Complete Fairy Tale Parade: Volume 4

#1124

The Complete Fairy Tale Parade: Volume 4

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

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#6

Clean as a Weasel

Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips (2011)

Jan 29, 2020

Christmas with Mother Goose

#492

Christmas with Mother Goose

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Vol. 4: 1942-1945

#4

Vol. 4: 1942-1945

Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics (2016)

Sep 18, 2019

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (2018)

Oct 10, 2018

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#5

Out of This World at Home

Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips (2011)

Oct 10, 2018

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Jumbo Mumbo (2018)

Oct 24, 2018

Frequent collaborators

Carl Barks

Carl Barks

Al Taliaferro

Al Taliaferro

Bob Karp

Bob Karp

Bill Wright

Bill Wright

Floyd Gottfredson

Floyd Gottfredson

Dick Moores

Dick Moores

Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

George Waiss

Gil Turner

Paul Murry

Paul Murry

Hubie Karp

Hubie Karp

Manuel Gonzales

Manuel Gonzales

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