| The Complete Little Orphan Annie | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | The Library of American Comics |
| Schedule | inconsistent |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Adventure Action Humour |
| Publication date | June 2008 |
| No. of issues | 16 to date |
| Main character(s) | Annie, Sandy the Dog, Oliver Warbucks, Punjab the Wizard, the omnipotent Mr. Am |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Harold Gray |
| Artist(s) | Harold Gray |
| Editor(s) | Dean Mullaney |
The Complete Little Orphan Annie is a hardcover book series collecting the complete output of the American comic strip, Little Orphan Annie , written and drawn by Harold Gray from the strip's debut in 1924 to Gray's death in 1968. [1] The newspaper comic strip title as a whole was published uninterrupted during 86 years straight (1924–2010) under the Tribune Media Services syndicate. [2] A strip ranked as the most popular comics strip in its heyday according to a Fortune poll. [3] The publisher of this book series is The Library of American Comics, the series' first volume was released in June, 2008. [4]
The series was first announced in March 2007, by Dean Mullaney of The Library of American Comics, with a planned release in February 2008. [5] [6] After some delays the release date was pushed forward to June, 2008. [7]
This The Complete Little Orphan Annie reprint series was after The Complete Terry and the Pirates and The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy , the third comic strip reprint project in order that was initiated by The Library of American Comics. [8]
The hardcover [9] volumes of this series presents themself in a landscape format of 11 inches × 8.5 inches, approximately (280 mm × 216 mm), allowing three daily comic strips or one full Sunday page to be reproduced per page. [10] The strips are all chronologicly reprinted, the dailies in black-and-white and the Sunday pages reproduced in full color. [11] [12] The books have sewn binding and comes with a ribbon bookmark and a dust jacket. [13] The volumes have extensive indexes over their content, to cater towards scholars. The paper quality is a matte and heavy stock. [14] Editing and design for the books was done by Dean Mullaney. [7] [15]
Biographical essays about the author, Harold Gray, written by the comics scholar, Jeet Heer, [16] [17] which did his doctoral thesis on the very subject of The Little Orphan Annie comic strip. [18] Essays by other comic industry experts also appear. [19] The comic strips have been scanned from original artwork and syndicate proofs of the Harold Gray Archives at Boston University. [20] Extras such as photographs, old strips, reproductions of playbills and period memorabilia tied to the comic strip are included in all volumes. [13]
| Volume | Release date | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-06-24 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Daily Comics - Vol. 1 - Will Tomorrow Ever Come?” | 1924–1927 | 384 | 978-1-60010-140-3 |
| 2 | 2009-01-20 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Daily Comics - Vol. 2 - The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn" | 1927–1929 | 320 | 978-1-60010-197-7 |
| 3 | 2009-05-26 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 3 - And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them” | 1929–1931 | 348 | 978-1-60010-406-0 |
| 4 | 2009-12-29 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 4 - A House Divided (or Will Fate Trick Trixie?)” | 1932–1933 | 276 | 978-1-60010-445-9 |
| 5 | 2010-06-08 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 5 - The One-Way Road to Justice” | 1933–1935 | 280 | 978-1-60010-580-7 |
| 6 | 2011-01-18 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 6 - Punjab the Wizard” | 1935–1936 | 276 | 978-1-60010-792-4 |
| 7 | 2011-08-30 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 7 - The Omnipotent Mr. Am!” | 1936–1938 | 276 | 978-1-60010-995-9 |
| 8 | 2012-06-19 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 8 - The Last Port of Call” | 1938–1940 | 296 | 978-1-61377-199-0 |
| 9 | 2013-06-25 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 9 - Saints and Cynics” | 1940–1941 | 296 | 978-1-61377-575-2 |
| 10 | 2014-06-10 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 10 - The Junior Commandos” | 1941–1943 | 296 | 978-1-61377-951-4 |
| 11 | 2015-05-05 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 11 - Death Be Thy Name” | 1943–1945 | 288 | 978-1-63140-223-4 |
| 12 | 2016-01-12 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 12 - It's Only a Paper Moon” | 1945–1947 | 296 | 978-1-63140-461-0 |
| 13 | 2016-11-15 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 13 - Spies and Counterspies” | 1947–1948 | 296 | 978-1-63140-736-9 |
| 14 | 2017-10-31 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 14 - Sunshine and Shadow” | 1948–1950 | 272 | 978-1-63140-977-6 |
| 15 | 2018-11-27 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 15 - Open Season for Trouble” | 1950–1951 | 276 | 978-1-68405-351-3 |
| 16 | 2019-11-12 | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 16 - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” | 1951–1953 | 280 | 978-1-68405-558-6 |
| 17 | TBA | “Little Orphan Annie: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays - Vol. 17 - Fifty Miles from Nowhere” | 1953–1955 | 264 | TBA |
