Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume 1

Contains more than 1,000 daily comics in nine stories, from the first strip in 1924 through October 1927. This volume talks about how Annie escapes the orphanage and is adopted by Daddy; how she finds the mutt, Sandy and rescues him from being tortured; how she meets the Silos, who become recurring characters throughout the series; and more.

Chronicles the time of Annie and her dog Sandy during the depression.

Together with the blind fiddler, "Uncle" Dan, Annie squares off against the Chizzler, then embarks on her first novel-length adventure. In a story lasting nearly a full year, Annie's supposed "real" parents — Boris and Libby Bleek, leaders of the criminal Ghost Gang — gain legal custody of her, while "Daddy" Warbucks is hounded into jail by the unscrupulous politician, Phil O. Bluster. "The One-Way Road to Justice" leaves a penniless Annie and "Daddy" and on the bum amidst the Great Depression. Contains every daily and color Sunday strip from July 10, 1933 through February 10, 1935, printed directly from Harold Gary's original artwork.

Introducing one of the strip's most beloved characters, the mysterious Punjab the Wizard, and including one of the most famous Little Orphan Annie stories of all — that of the brilliant Eli Eon, who invents a material that never wears out and promises to make the world a better place for everyone. Unfortunately, for both Eli and the world, evil forces are determined to steal his formula and use it for their own purposes. The only ones in their way are Annie, "Daddy" Warbucks, and their new ally, the indomitable Punjab! Edited and designed by Eisner-Award winner Dean Mullaney, with biographical text by Jeet Heer, this volume includes all the Little Orphan Annie dailies and color Sundays from February 1, 1935 through September 30, 1936.

"America's spunkiest kid fights gold-diggers and kidnappers"--Jacket

Introducing two of the strip's most incredible characters: The Asp - who has sometimes been likened to the Grim Reaper - and Mr. Am - who has been said might be a representation of the Almighty. Harold Gray is at the top of his game as he also introduces the mysterious Shanghai Peg and the frightening villain Boris Sirob, who actually kills both "Daddy" Warbucks and The Asp. "Daddy" dead? Wait until you read this one! Includes all dailies and color Sundays from October 1, 1936 through June 8, 1938.

Now with all Sundays in color for the first time in more than 75 years! The action never stops as Annie gets shipwrecked with Spike Marlin for months on end. Then the Depression and rival businessmen wreck "Daddy" Warbucks's empire, leaving him broke and ruined. He and Annie rent a cheap room from Maw Green, and Annie gets a job, while "Daddy" finds work as a truck driver. But a near fatal accident leaves him blind! He meets Flop-House Bill and hatches a plot to claw his way back to the top against the very same rascals who forced him to lose everything in the first place! Volume 3 in The Library of American Comics presentation of Little Orphan Annie includes every daily and Sunday from April, 1930 until the end of 1931.

Separated from his parents on a trip to the big city, a lost little boy unknowingly sets out on a great adventure as he searches for a way home in Little Tommy Lost: Book One. Reminiscent of the newspaper strips and lushly illustrated Sunday comics of the early twentieth century, Cole Closser's work is steeped in cartooning history, but filled with an unparalleled sense of the new.