From his very first appearance way back in February 1973, Hagar the Horrible proved to be phenomenally popular among readers and newspaper comic strip editors alike, along the way becoming the fastest growing syndicated newspaper comic strip ever. Dik Browne based the look and characters on his family and friends and after his death his son, Chris Browne took over the strip.

The continuing quest of Hagar the Horrible, the world’s mildest marauder, to put food on the family table and loot in his coffers. Aided by his crew of odd-balls, misfits and miscreants, his sidekick Lucky Eddie and his long suffering wife Helga, Hagar is the most famous Viking in history in these hilarious adventures. Read for yourself and find out what made Hagar the fastest syndicated newspaper strip of all times. This great volume collects 428 daily Hagar strips from 19/6/74–9/11/1975, and features a foreword by Sergio Aragones (Groo) with an exclusive Aragones drawing of Hagar, and an introduction by Brian Walker.

EVERYONE'S FAVORITE VIKING RETURNS IN A CHRONOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF HIS ADVENTURES! Since his first appearance in 1973 Hagar has appeared in nearly two thousand newspapers in fifty-eight countries. This volume, the seventh in the series, collects together all the strips from Jan 1982- June 1983 From the world's third most famous Viking after Beuwolf and umm... that movie The Vikings starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis comes the epic saga of the most-lovable and none-threatening Viking in the history of the world, Hagar the Horrible.

From his very first appearance way back in February 1973, Hagar the Horrible proved to be phenomenally popular among readers and newspaper comic strip editors alike, along the way becoming the fastest growing syndicated newspaper comic strip ever. Dik Browne based the look and characters on his family and friends and after his death his son, Chris Browne took over the strip. This eighth volume in the series, collects together all the daily strips from Jan 1983- December 1984, as our hirsute, rotund hero continues his never-ending quest to eat, drink and be as merry as possible. As always he's aided and abetted by his crew of odd-balls and misfits, his sidekick, Lucky Eddie and of course his forever long suffering wife Helga and family!

Many cartoonists have successfully caused brief splashes of excitement throughout history but simply don't have what it takes to command the world's attention for half a century. That is, unless you're comic genius Mort Walker, beloved creator of the cartoon strips Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey. Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of this suave cartoonist for his legions of fans and aficionados of the comic world alike. In this extensive work painstakingly compiled by Walker over the course of two years, he collects his earliest artwork, reveals who his characters are based on, follows the development of his creations, and relates a fascinating perspective about the evolution of the cartooning world. This full-color scrapbook is a unique glimpse into the window of cartooning that only award-winning veteran artist Mort Walker could provide. This book will be essential for comic strip historians, collectors, and faithful fans.