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John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic St John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday C

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John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic St John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday C
<B>John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic Strips Group of 35 Original Art (United Features Syndicate, 1963).</B></I> Rudolph Dirks was one of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the <I>Katzenjammer Kids</B></I> in 1897, and drew various versions of them for roughly the next half century. He remained fond of Hans and Fritz throughout his long lifetime, and continued drawing the strip until 1958, when he turned the strip over to his son, John. We are proud to present to you an entire year of Sunday <I>The Captain and the Kids</B></I> strips from 1963 by John Dirks. There are several days missing from the collection, but the majority of strips are here. Each strip measures 15.25" x 22" and are all the strips average in Very Good condition. <I>From the collection of Rudolph and John Dirks.</B></I> 35 Original Art