Oop Reprint Books

Sometime back I posted about the Alley Oop Reprint Books. There are two separate series, one for the Hamlin strips and one for the Graue strips. I'm pretty sure there will never be a Bender book or, heaven forbid, Lemon / Sayers. The first six Hamlin books ran from the beginning of the strip through 1938 while the first six Graue books ran from 1974 through 1979. For the next set of Hamlin books, Chris Arrufo decided to skip ahead to 1954, which I liked because I had never read these strips. I have to say that all of the Hamlin books look great, and the Sunday strip book which include mid-1939 through the end of 1941 Sundays is absoltuely spectacular. It is clear that Chris loves Alley Oop and has done a tremendous job in presenting the material. Recently, the Strippers Guide Blog ran three articles that explains the laborious process that Chris went through to produce these magnificent books. Even if you have not bought any of thes books, I think you will find the articles interesting. Here are links to the three blogs:

https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2023/02/bringing-alley-oop-to-new-generation.html

https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2023/02/bringing-alley-oop-to-new-generation_01496980213.html

https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2023/02/bringing-alley-oop-to-new-generation_01115202529.html