{"product_id":"walt-and-skeezix-1933-1934-book-7-city-of-light-drawn-and-quarterly-very-good","title":"Walt and Skeezix 1933-1934 Book 7 City of Light Drawn and Quarterly - Very Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERY GOOD -\u003c\/b\u003eBook is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gemcitybooks.com\/pages\/remainder-book\"\u003eremainder mark\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreators:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn and Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Sale Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.5 in H | 9.9 in W | 1.4 in T | 2.7 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 14 And Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new volume of the Eisner-nominated series, designed and edited by Chris Ware\u003cbr\u003eThis new volume, Walt and Skeezix 19331934, opens amid tough times, as the Depression grinds into its fourth year. Against this setting, a con artist sets up a storefront in town for Continental Corncob, a fictitious company established to dupe would-be investors. Somehow Walt Wallet and the Gasoline Alley gang are roped into the scheme, with the promise that they could earn steep returns if they purchase shares in the allegedly thriving company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lean economic climate motivates young Skeezix and his friends to find inventive ways to earn money, although not always with the intended results. For their first project, they create a local newspaper for the neighborhood kids but are forced to shut down after the corner printshop burns down. Later, they start an after-school delivery service on roller skates, but the new business folds after a rival undercuts their prices with a cheaper alternative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank King was one of the pioneering masters of cartooning, and this ongoing series serves as a fascinating historical document of early- to mid-twentieth-century American life. Edited and designed by Chris Ware (Building Stories, Monograph) and featuring an introduction by the comics historian Jeet Heer (The New Republic), this new volume also includes never-before-seen photographs and rare archival documents from the private collection of the King family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage and Condition Note -\u003c\/b\u003e We typically have multiple copies of the titles we sell. Whether using a stock or our own image, shipped books are usually not the actual book pictured and are a representation of the title and condition. 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