The Complete Little Orphan Annie
| The Complete Little Orphan Annie | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | The Library of American Comics |
| Schedule | inconsistent |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Adventure Action Humour |
| Publication date | June 2008 |
| No. of issues | 16 to date |
| Main character(s) | Annie, Sandy the Dog, Oliver Warbucks, Punjab the Wizard, the omnipotent Mr. Am |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Harold Gray |
| Artist | Harold Gray |
| Editor | Dean Mullaney |
The Complete Little Orphan Annie is a hardcover book series collecting the complete output of the American comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, written and drawn by Harold Gray from the strip's debut in 1924 to Gray's death in 1968.[1] The newspaper comic strip title as a whole was published uninterrupted during 86 years straight (1924–2010) under the Tribune Media Services syndicate.[2] A strip ranked as the most popular comics strip in its heyday according to a Fortune poll.[3] The publisher of this book series is The Library of American Comics, the series' first volume was released in June, 2008.[4]
Background
[edit | edit source]The series was first announced in March 2007, by Dean Mullaney of The Library of American Comics, with a planned release in February 2008.[5][6] After some delays the release date was pushed forward to June, 2008.[7]
This The Complete Little Orphan Annie reprint series was after The Complete Terry and the Pirates and The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, the third comic strip reprint project in order that was initiated by The Library of American Comics.[8]
Format
[edit | edit source]The hardcover[9] volumes of this series presents themself in a landscape format of 11 inches × 8.5 inches, approximately (280 mm × 216 mm), allowing three daily comic strips or one full Sunday page to be reproduced per page.[10] The strips are all chronologicly reprinted, the dailies in black-and-white and the Sunday pages reproduced in full color.[11][12] The books have sewn binding and comes with a ribbon bookmark and a dust jacket.[13] The volumes have extensive indexes over their content, to cater towards scholars. The paper quality is a matte and heavy stock.[14] Editing and design for the books was done by Dean Mullaney.[7][15]
Biographical essays about the author, Harold Gray, written by the comics scholar, Jeet Heer,[16][17] which did his doctoral thesis on the very subject of The Little Orphan Annie comic strip.[18] Essays by other comic industry experts also appear.[19] The comic strips have been scanned from original artwork and syndicate proofs of the Harold Gray Archives at Boston University.[20] Extras such as photographs, old strips, reproductions of playbills and period memorabilia tied to the comic strip are included in all volumes.[13]
Volumes
[edit | edit source]| Volume | Release date | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN |
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| 1 | 2008-06-24 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Daily Comics - Vol. 1 - Will Tomorrow Ever Come?” | 1924–1927 | 384 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 2 | 2009-01-20 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Daily Comics - Vol. 2 - The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn" | 1927–1929 | 320 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 3 | 2009-05-26 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 3 - And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them” | 1929–1931 | 348 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 4 | 2009-12-29 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 4 - A House Divided (or Will Fate Trick Trixie?)” | 1932–1933 | 276 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 5 | 2010-06-08 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 5 - The One-Way Road to Justice” | 1933–1935 | 280 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 6 | 2011-01-18 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 6 - Punjab the Wizard” | 1935–1936 | 276 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 7 | 2011-08-30 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 7 - The Omnipotent Mr. Am!” | 1936–1938 | 276 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 8 | 2012-06-19 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 8 - The Last Port of Call” | 1938–1940 | 296 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 9 | 2013-06-25 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 9 - Saints and Cynics” | 1940–1941 | 296 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 10 | 2014-06-10 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 10 - The Junior Commandos” | 1941–1943 | 296 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 11 | 2015-05-05 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 11 - Death Be Thy Name” | 1943–1945 | 288 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 12 | 2016-01-12 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 12 - It's Only a Paper Moon” | 1945–1947 | 296 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 13 | 2016-11-15 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 13 - Spies and Counterspies” | 1947–1948 | 296 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 14 | 2017-10-31 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 14 - Sunshine and Shadow” | 1948–1950 | 272 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 15 | 2018-11-27 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 15 - Open Season for Trouble” | 1950–1951 | 276 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 16 | 2019-11-12 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 16 - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” | 1951–1953 | 280 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 17 | TBA | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 17 - Fifty Miles from Nowhere” | 1953–1955 | 264 | TBA |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Publisher website - IDW Publishing - The Library of American Comics - The Complete Little Orphan Annie
- Preview - The Complete Little Orphan Annie - Vol. 13
- The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel - Inside look: Little Orphan Annie - Vol. 5
- The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel - Inside look: Little Orphan Annie - Vol. 7
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