LOAC Essentials
| LOAC Essentials | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Humour, Adventure |
| Publication date | December 2012 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | various |
| Artist(s) | various |
| Editor(s) | Dean Mullaney |
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LOAC Essentials or The Library of American Comics - Essentials is a series of books published by IDW Publishing's imprint The Library of American Comics, collecting reprints of classic daily newspaper comic strips, which are considered as essentials of comic history in different aspects due to their impact on the medium itself, in volumes by strip title and original publication year.
Format[edit]
All volumes are published in hardcovers with the odd format of 11.5 inches × 4.25 inches, 292 mm × 108 mm. The comic strips are printed one strip per page in black-and-white together with the original publication date and weekday. Each volume contain one year of a comic strip's run.[1][2][3][4] Extras such as introductions and essays are included in some of the volumes.[5]
Volumes of the series are sold separately and have a suggested retail price set by the publisher between $19.99 and $29.99.[6]
Volumes[edit]
| Vol. | Release date | Title | Year | Comic strip | Author | Page count | ISBN |
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| 1 | 2012-12-04 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 1: Baron Bean Vol. 1 |
1916 | Baron Bean | George Herriman | 336 | 978-1-61377-442-7 Search this book on .
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| 2 | 2013-04-09 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 2: The Gumps - The Saga of Mary Gold |
1929 | The Gumps | Sidney Smith | 344 | 978-1-61377-573-8 Search this book on .
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| 3 | 2013-09-10 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 3: Polly and Her Pals |
1933 | Polly and Her Pals | Cliff Sterrett | 336 | 978-1-61377-698-8 Search this book on .
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| 4 | 2014-02-11 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 4: Alley Oop |
1939 | Alley Oop | V.T. Hamlin | 344 | 978-1-61377-829-6 Search this book on .
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| 5 | 2014-07-15 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 5: The Bungle Family |
1930 | The Bungle Family | Harry J. Tuthill | 344 | 978-1-61377-958-3 Search this book on .
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| 6 | 2015-02-24 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 6: Baron Bean Vol. 2 |
1917 | Baron Bean | George Herriman | 328 | 978-1-63140-157-2 Search this book on .
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| 7 | 2015-06-30 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 7: Tarzan of the Apes |
1929 | Tarzan | Writer: Edgar Rice Burroughs Artist(s): Hal Foster, Rex Maxon |
336 | 978-1-63140-261-6 Search this book on .
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| 8 | 2016-08-30 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 8 King Features Essentials 1: Krazy Kat |
1934 | Krazy Kat | George Herriman | 336 | 978-1-63140-408-5 Search this book on .
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| 9 | 2016-10-18 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 9 King Features Essentials 2: Tim Tyler's Luck |
1933 | Tim Tyler's Luck | Lyman Young, Alex Raymond | 396 | 978-1-63140-697-3 Search this book on .
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| 10 | 2017-04-18 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 10: Dan Dunn - Secret Operative 48 |
1933 | Dan Dunn | Norman Marsh | 344 | 978-1-63140-855-7 Search this book on .
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| 11 | 2018-03-13 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 11: "Cap" Stubbs and Tippie |
1945 | Cap Stubbs and Tippie | Edwina Dumm | 384 | 978-1-68405-013-0 Search this book on .
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| 12 | 2018-11-01 | LOAC Essentials Vol. 12: Baron Bean Vol. 3 |
1918 | Baron Bean | George Harriman | TBA | 978-1-68405-355-1 Search this book on .
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References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.tcj.com/the-library-of-american-comics-at-75-titles-and-counting/ The Comics Journal - Interview with Bruce Canwell and Dean Mullaney of The Library of American Comics - Retrieved 2018-04-16
- ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/22/book-review-the-library-of-american-comics-essenti/ The Washington Times - Review - Retrieved 2018-04-16
- ↑ https://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/04/in-the-bookroom/geeky-friday-idws-library-of-american-comics-essentials-kirby-museum-coming-to-nyc-stan-lees-comikaze-expo-bond-grabs-a-heiny/ Library Journal - Review - Retrived 2018-04-16
- ↑ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2016/1031/Krazy-Kat-1934-is-a-year-s-worth-of-joy The Christian Science Monitor - Review - Retrieved 2018-04-16
- ↑ http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-review-loac-essentials-vol-8-king-features-essentials-1-krazy-kat-1934-by-george-harriman/ Cinema Sentries - Review - Retrieved 2018-04-16
- ↑ http://alternativemindz.com/2012/04/the-library-of-american-comics-goes-daily/ Alternative Mindz - Article - Retrieved 2018-04-16
External links[edit]
- LOAC Essentials Publisher's website - IDW Publishing - The Library of American Comics
- Inside look of LOAC Essentials Vol. 6 - Baron Bean 1917 at The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel
- Inside look of LOAC Essentials Vol. 7 - Tarzan 1929 at The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel
- Inside look of LOAC Essentials Vol. 8 - Krazy Kat 1934 at The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel
- Inside look of LOAC Essentials Vol. 9 - Tim Tyler's Luck at The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel
- Inside look of LOAC Essentials Vol. 10 - Dan Dunn 1933 at The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel
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