That's one Krazy Kat!

Yo! One of this bird's faves is George Herriman's 'Krazy Kat' komic strip which ran from 1913 to 1944. The strip focuses on a relationship triangle between Krazy Kat, Ignatz the mouse and Officer Pupp, a dog. Here's the rundown. Krazy is in love with Ignatz. Ignatz acts as his nemesis by throwing bricks at Krazy which the kat takes as a sign of affection. Officer Pupp tries to keep order by protecting Krazy and often locking Ignatz in jail.

The amazing thing about 'Krazy Kat' is that nearly every single komic strip is about Ignatz beaning Krazy's noggin with a brick. It's the same freaking gag over and over and over! But each strip plays it out in a new, klever way. It's brilliant!

Here is a sample from 3-8-1922 with a few interesting things to note. The strip itself for this day has a title (upper right) and the panels are numbered.


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I'll be bringing you more Krazy komics in the future and discuss other amazing things about this highly unique comic strip.