Barnaby
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The long-lost comic strip masterpiece byCrockett Johnson,legendary children’s book author (<em>Harold and the PurpleCrayon</em>, <em>TheCarrot Seed</em>), collected in full and designed bygraphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (<em>GhostWorld</em>, <em>Wilson</em>).Vol. 2 collects the years 1944-1945 of 5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O’Malley’smisadventures.The cigar-chomping, bumbling con-artistand fast-talker O’Malley takes Barnaby on a trip to D.C. to serve histerm in Congress. Also, Gus the Ghost and O’Malley follow theBaxters to their seaside cottage,enlisting Barnaby to join them on a treasure hunt. Plus Wall St., Erminehunters, soapsalesmen and more!Adored by all ages, Barnaby’s deftbalance of fantasy, timeless humor and elegant cartooning will delight even themostsophisticated reader (Chris Ware (<em>Building Stories</em>) loves it), much as it did inits original run, attracting fans as diverse as Dorothy Parker, Charles Schulz,W.C.Fields, Gardner Rea, Milton Caniff,Rockwell Kent and Louis Untermeyer.
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