 Jack Bender, art Dan Davis, animation © United Media |
Compiled by Ray Snodgrass |
The following is a listing, from the beginning newspaper strips to the present releases, which typically starred Alley Oop. It is a list of the various items released and produced over the years, only a brief outline of items and information, far from a total detail, and purposely short worded for your benefit. Certain things were not listed because of inadequate or incomplete information available, such as: the numerous foreign publications over the years, the infamous Tijuana Bibles, and then, of course, the variety of one of a kind collectible items one finds on occasion. I only hope to present a short, yet as complete listing as possible from my humble knowledge of Alley Oop and his comic pals.
Alley Oop, daily newspaper strips. Dec 5, 1932 to April 24, 1933. Bonnet-Brown Syndicate. Alley Oop, daily newspaper strips. Aug 7, 1933 to present. NEA Syndicate. Alley Oop, Sunday newspaper strips. Sept 9, 1934 to present. NEA Syndicate. Alley Oop and Dinny, story line and selected strips from 8/7/33 to 12/13/33. Big Little Book, #763 Whitman Publ. Co. Alley Oop in the Invasion of Moo, story line and selected strips from 1/21/35 to 2/23/35. Big Little Book. Cocomalt premium, Whitman Publ. Co. 1935? Alley Oop Jungle Game, board game. Whitman Publ. Co. Movie Jecktor, film projector with various comic films on parchment paper. One film with Alley Oop, not drawn by V.T. Hamlin. Movie Jecktor Co. Famous Funnies, comic, Sunday strips. Began in issue #19, Feb 1936, with 10/28/34 Sunday, ran until issue #25, Aug 1936. Ran 1934 Sundays only. Eastern Color Publ. The Funnies, comic, short strips. From #1, Oct 1936 to #44, June 1940, contained 1936 strips Dell Publ. Co. The Game of Alee Oop, can game. Roy Toy Co. Produced without the art of V.T. Hamlin, not Alley Oop. The Game of Alley Oop, can game. Royal Toy Co. The Game of Alley Oop, can game boxed. With some added features. Royal Toy Co. The Comics, comic, short strips. #3 1937 - #11 Nov 1938. Dell Publ. Co. Alley Oop and Dinny in the Jungles of Moo, story line and selected strips from 12/12/35 to 2/28/36. Big Little Book. #1473, Whitman Publ. Co. Alley Oop and the Missing King of Moo, penny book. Story line from June 1935, drawings were not Hamlin. 3 printings with variations: First printing, yellow Dinny on front cover and white back cover; Second printing, yellow Dinny on front cover and blue back cover; Third printing, blue Dinny on front cover and red back cover. Whitman Publ. Co. Alley Oop and the Cave Men of Moo, Pan-Am premium book. Whitman Publ. Co. Alley Oop in the Kingdom of Foo, Pan-Am premium book. Story line and panels appear scattered from 1933 strips. Whitman Publ. Co. Alley Oop Taming a Dinosaur, Pan-Am premium book. Story line and selected strips from 8/7/33 to 9/15/33. Whitman Publ. Co. Mammoth Comics, comic, short strips. #1. Whitman Publ. Co. Red Ryder Comics, comic, Sunday strips. #3 Aug 1941 - #32, Mar 1946. Dell Publ. Co. Sunday strips continuous from March 26, 1939 to March 30, 1941. Four Color Comics, comic. Strips from 12/11/37 to 7/19/38. Series II, #3 Alley Oop. Dell Publ. Co. World War II brought Alley Oop to the US Army Air Force as decoration to US bomber aircraft in the form of nose art, and on patches for the uniforms of the crews in 5 or more bomber squadrons. G.I. Comics, comic, short strips. 1945 to 1946, 73 issues, giveaway to USA forces WWII. Covers Sundays from Dec 24, 1944 - May 12, 1946. Super Book of Comics, comic. #9 Omar Bread giveaway. Western Publ. Co. Alley Oop Statuette. A rare test statue of Alley standing with his axe/club separate, to fit under his arm. Super Book of Comics, comic. #9 Hancock Oil giveaway. Western Publ. Co. Alley Oop, comic. #10 Sept 1947 - #18 Oct 1949, 9 issues. Standard Comics. Comics contain selected strips as follows: #10, 1935, 4/15-6/28; #11, 11/3/39-4/26/40; #12, 1940, 7/30-10/24; #13, 1941, 4/12-8/2; #14, 1941, 8/4-11/24; #15, 10/25/40-3/21/41; #16, 1940, 4/29-11/22; #17, 1944, 8/16-11/24; #18, 1946, 7/29-12/2. Comic Traders, trading cards. Variety of comics. Comic Stars Inc. “Alley Oop and Me,” article by V.T. Hamlin. March 19, Colliers. “Nothing Funny in the Funnies?” article. The Pilgrim Youth, V.2 #9, April Panic #8, comic. Parody of Oop, “Irving Oops.” The Adventures of Alley Oop, comic. Nov 1955 - Mar 1956, 3 issues. Argo Publ. #1 selected daily strips 6/15 - 9/8, 1953 #2 selected daily strips 9/21 - 11/12, 1953 and selected Sundays 5/24-6/28, 1953. #3 selected daily strips 3/22 - 6/5, 1954 and 1 Sunday 12/26/54. “Alley Oop.” song. Written by Dallas Frazier. 45 RPM record by Hollywood Argyles. Lute Records. The Alley Awards, Oop statue awarded outstanding comic talent from 1961 to 1969. Statue designed and produced by Ronn Foss. Alley Oop, comic. Dec 1962 and Sept 1963, 2 issues. Dell Publ. Co. Not V.T. Hamlin. Alley Oop Coloring Book. Treasure Books Inc. Alley Oop Playland and Fantasyland Park built in Iraan, Texas. Great Comics Game, booklet. Includes 1 quiz of Oop. Price, Stern, Sloan Inc. Alley Oop, article. World of Comic Art Vol. 2 #4. Cartoon Cavemen, CBS TV animated series. Nostalgia Dept. & Alley Oop: the Beginning. Article. First NEA daily strips from 8/7/33 to 9/2/33. Cartoonists Profiles #5, Feb. Who is the Man Behind the Land of Moo? Article. The Floridian, Feb 13. Favorite Funnies, reprint strips. Tabloid series of 12, plus more? DynaPubs Entr. #1 - 12 daily strips 5/12/41 - 8/2/41. Alley Oop, pin. NEA promotion. Comic Art Buttons, LaCrosse, Kansas. Menomonee Falls Guardian, reprint strips. Tabloid. Vol. 1, #2 thru #59, 6/17/73 - 7/21/74, reprints of strips 1/3/49 -2/11/50 Vol. 2, #60 thru #78, 7/28/74 - 12/7/74, reprints of strips 7/30/74 - 12/8/74 Menomonee Falls Guardian Special Presents Alley Oop, reprints strips. Tabloid. #1 Winter 1973, reprints 10/3/73 - 12/22/73 #2 Spring 1974, reprints 12/24/73 - 3/16/74 #3 Summer 1974, reprints 3/19/74 - 6/18/74 The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, book with Sunday reprints, edited by Bill Blackbeard and Martin Williams. 3 full page color reprints, 2/17/35, 8/4/35, and 11/10/40. Smithsonian Institution Press and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Fabulous Funnies, video. Volume 1 and 2. Comical stories with the Oop characters, and other comics. Aired on NBC. Also produced 2 other video stories with Alley and the gang: “That’s Life” and “Different Jokes for Different Folks.” Limited Edition Comics Art, print. One of a set of 20 comic characters in folio and each autographed by V.T. Hamlin. Abrams Original Editions. Alley Oop, article by Dave Graue. Cartoonists Profiles #47, Sept. Alley Oop Fun Book. Happy House Books. Strip Scene #15 Spring, article. Remuda Publ. Strip Scene #22 Winter, article. Remuda Publ. Alley Oop, The Sawalla Chronicles, reprint strips. Daily strips: 4/10 - 8/28/36. Ken Pierce Inc. Alley Oop, by Dave Graue, paperback book. TOR book. Selected daily strips from 1979 -1982. Nemo #6, article. Sunday reprints and article, “King of the Jungle Jive,” by Rick Norwood. Alley Oop, The Legend Begins, reprint strips: 8/7/33 - 1/27/34. Dragon Lady Press #1. Alley Oop, Enter the Time Machine, reprint strips: 3/6/39 - 10/25/39. Dragon Lady Press #2. Alley Oop, Oop Vs. Hercules, reprint strips: 10/26/39 - 7/30/40. Dragon Lady Press #3. “Three Classic Adventure Strips: Alley Oop.” Article by R.C. Harvey. Comics Journal #129, May. 1990? Adventure Scene #2, article. SPEC Productions. Alley Oop, the Adventures of a Time Traveling Caveman, reprint strips 7/20/46 - 6/20/47. Kitchen Sink Press, #1. The Sphinx and Alley Oop, reprint strips: 6/21/47 - 8/30/48. Kitchen Sink Press #2. Alley Oop/Nancy, coaster. Promotion for United Features Syndicate. Strip Adventure Magazine #05 and #06, reprint strips: 12/5/91 to 2/1/92. JAL Publ. “Alley Oop Big Little Books,” article by Larry Lowery for The Big Little Times, Mar/Apr 1992. Official publication of the Big Little Book Collectors Club of America. Comics Revue Magazine, reprint strips. #98-103, 109-111, 113,115-117, 121 to present. Daily strips up to issue #168 covering 1/29/34 to 10/1/35 and continuing. Manuscript Press. “The Epics Meets the Comics,” article by Daniel B. Levine. “Classica Americana Troglodytica: V.T. Hamlin’s Alley Oop April 1939 - Feb 1940.” Selected strips. Classical and Modern Literature, V. 14 #4 Summer. First Trip to the Moon, reprint strips: 8/31/48 - 11/9/49. Kitchen Sink Press #3. Alley Oop 33 cent postage stamp. US Postal Service. Plus publication of American Comic Classics, a detail of the stamp series. Followed by a number of first day covers, a pin, and even a paperweight. “The Man Who Walked With Dinosaurs,” by V.T. Hamlin. An incomplete autobiography. Inks: Cartoon and Comic Art Studies, v. 3 #2, May. Alley Oop The Magazine, reprint strips and articles. Covering V.T. Hamlin, Dave Graue, & Jack Bender. Premier issue #1 & to present, quarterly by SPEC Prods. Premier: Hamlin dailies, 12/5/32 - 1/3/33 & 8/7/33 - 9/2/33 Graue/Bender Sundays, 12/19/93 - 2/20/94 Graue dailies, 9/15/80 - 11/8/80 #1: Hamlin dailies, 7/3/40 -9/28/40 Graue/Bender Sundays, 2/27 - 3/27/94 & 5/7/95 Graue dailies, 11/10/80 - 12/25/80 #2: Hamlin dailies, 1/9 - 3/22/33 & 9/30 - 11/25/40 Graue/Bender Sundays, 8/4/96 - 12/22/96 #3: Hamlin dailies, 11/16/40 - 5/31/41 #4: Hamlin dailies, 3/3 - 7/21/33 & 6/3 - 7/7/41 Graue/Bender Sundays, 4/10/94 - 9/18/94 Graue dailies, 5/30/83 - 8/5/83 #5: Graue dailies, 8/8/83 -10-11-83 Hamlin dailies, 7/9/41 - 12/31/41 #6: Hamlin dailies, 10/21/41 - 4/21/42 #7: Hamlin dailies, 4/21/42 - 8/13/42 Graue dailies, 1/16/91 - 3/26/91 #8: Graue dailies, 3/27/91 - 4/15/91 Hamlin dailies, 8/14/42 - 1/16/43 #9: Graue dailies, 4/16/91 - 7/6/91 Hamlin dailies, 1/16/43 - 5/1/43 Alley Oop Lunch Box, with nostalgic candies. American Specialty Confections, Inc. Alley Oop Adventures, comic. Aug 1998 - Dec 1998, 3 issues. Antarctic Press. New stories by Dave Graue, Jack Bender and Dan Davis. Alley Oop bronze sculpture by Gary Ernest Smith. Alley Oop Adventures, comic. March 1999 Trade Paperback #1. Antarctic Press. New stories by Dave Graue, Jack Bender, and Dan Davis. Alley Oop Adventures, comic. Sept 1999 to Mar 2000, issued Quarterly. 3 issues released, then discontinued. Antarctic Press. New stories by Dave Graue, Jack Bender, and Dan Davis. 1999 - Comics Journal #212, article. V.T. Hamlin in depth. Lee Castro’s taped interview of V.T. Hamlin. Introduction and transcription by Frank Stack. Please feel free to drop me a line at ray.alleyoop@verizon.net if you would like more detail about any particular listing above, and also let me know if you have contradictory or added information about any listing, and if you have something to add to the above list. —Ray Snodgrass, Temecula, California. 11/6/00 |
