Krazy Kat

Krazy Kat was a comic strip created by George Herriman, appearing in weekday and Sunday U.S. newspapers published by William Randolph Hearst. It grew from an earlier comic strip of Herriman's, The Dingbat Family, which had started in 1910. Herriman would complete the cartoons about the Dingbats, and finding himself with time left over from his 8-hour day, filled the bottom of the strip with the slapstick antics of a cat and a mouse. This "basement strip" grew into something much larger than the original cartoon, and became a Sunday-only cartoon on April 23, 1916, and before long also a daily strip. In 1935, the strip began to be printed in color. Herriman continued to draw Krazy Kat until his death in 1944.

Reprints

The Family Upstairs, including the first appearance of Krazy Kat, was reprinted by Hyperion. All of the Sunday strips from 1916 to 1924 were reprinted by Eclipse, from 1925 to 1934 by Fantagraphics, from 1935 to 1937 by Kitchen Sink (see list below)). The daily strips for 1921-1923 were reprinted by Pacific Comics Club with a few missing strips, from 8 September 1930 on by Comics Revue (currently reprinting 1933), 1933 - 1935 (partial years) by The Menomonee Falls Gazette. Scattered Sundays and dailies have appeared in hardback collections, from Grosset & Dunlap (reprinted by Nostalgia Press) and another collection from Abrams.

Related Topics:
The Family Upstairs - Hyperion - Sunday strip - Eclipse - Fantagraphics - Kitchen Sink - Daily strip - Pacific Comics Club - 8 September - 1930 - Comics Revue - The Menomonee Falls Gazette - Grosset & Dunlap - Nostalgia Press - Abrams

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