Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Alley Oop. "Girls, I hate to say it, but I'm afraid our zoo is a flop!"

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Resource type	Image
Creator	Hamlin, V. T. (Vincent T.), 1900-1993
Description	Copyright, 1937, by NEA Service, Inc. Twelve panel color comic strip. Comic strip includes related feature "Fragments of Man's Early History" with educational information about how the age of the Folsom men was determined.
Subject	Kings and rulers Prehistoric peoples Dinosaurs Zoos Alley Oop (Fictitious character)
Rights statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Language	eng
Identifier	Digital ID: d_11364 Finding Number: CGA.SFT4
Summary	The women talk about how the zoo is a flop and they don't have any animals for the cages. King Guzzle tells Alley he is going out to try and catch some animals. Alley follows and goes out looking too. The King catches a big cat but he is stuck. Alley laughs as he walks by.
Source Collection	San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection
Collection identifier	SPEC.CGA.SF
Repository	Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
File Format	image/tiff
Date copyrighted	1937
Date issued	November 7, 1937
Rights note	This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Version	tear sheets
Medium	ink newsprint
Syndicate	Newspaper Enterprise Association
Permanent link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/729d8d95-1717-4dce-964c-018e2ee798fc
Time period (Topic)	1930s (1930-1939)
Genre	comic strips newspapers
Extent	54 x 37.6 cm

Credit line: San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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