The Smythes

The SmythesA CLASSIC 1930s COMIC STRIP: The New Yorkers first art editor satirizes the petit bourgeoisie in these stylishly eccentric cartoons with echoes of Cheever and Wodehouse. Rea Irvin was The New Yorkers first art editor and creator of the magazines iconic mascot, the butterfly enthusiast Eustace Tilley. In 1930, he ventured into new territory with the comic strip The Smythes. The Smythescomprised of John, Margie, and their two forgettable children,

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Spider-Woman and Spider-Man meet for the first time as legendary CAPTAIN AMERICA writer Mark Gruenwald joins iconic artist Carmine Infantino

punky strips as the creators wanted them three decades ago

Gotham’s Finest work around the clock to not only keep the world’s most dangerous criminals off the streets…but also to clean up the mess left behind by Batman’s vigilantism

but the threats this newly minted hero must face are mounting quickly

there's no back to school excitement in the air

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written by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

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he also cranked out dozens of shorter stories

a world of marauding ant armies

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