Fun For American Boys

UNTITLED INTRODUCTION

Book 1 Page 3 (introduction)

          First appearance of Bob Kronlage. Two versions of “Bob” appear in FFAB, each in a different layer of the comic book’s reality. This version is the closest to reality. He “hosts’ the comic book, introducing various articles, and providing background about the comic book’s “history”.

          Models of Kozmo J. Doheeny and Peg VonSchmeldtenhausner appear in the background. They are characters from Bob’s real life internet comic strip, “Kozmo of the Cosmos”. It ran new strips from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012. Repeat strips continue as of the time of this writing.  www.kozmoofthecosmos.com

          First appearance of a picture of Walt Brisbane. Brisbane’s biography is most similar to that of Walt Disney, although Brisbane does not resemble Disney in appearance. Other cartoonists of the classic era named Walt are Walt Kelly (Pogo) and Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker). Walt Brisbane shares the initials W.B. with Warner Brothers, producers of the classic "Loony Tunes" animated cartoons. Classic cartoonist George Herriman (Krazy Kat) was championed by William Randolph Hearst editor Arthur Brisbane.