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References
- 1 2 McDonnell, O'Connell & Havenon 1986, p. 50.
- 1 2 Blackbeard 2011, p. 9.
- 1 2 3 4 McDonnell, O'Connell & Havenon 1986, p. 51.
- 1 2 Markstein.
- ↑ Blackbeard 2011, p. 8.
- 1 2 McDonnell, O'Connell & Havenon 1986, p. 57.
- ↑ McDonnell, O'Connell & Havenon 1986, pp. 52, 54.
- ↑ McDonnell, O'Connell & Havenon 1986, p. 59.
Works cited
- Blackbeard, Bill (2011). "A Mouse By Any Other Name: Krazy and Ignatz's Early Life Under the Boards". In Blackbeard, Bill (ed.). Krazy & Ignatz: 1919–1921: Benevolent Brick. Fantagraphics Books. pp. 6–9. ISBN 978-1-60699-364-4.
- Markstein, Don. "The Dingbat Family a.k.a. The Family Upstairs". Don Markstein's Toonopedia . Archived from the original on 2015-03-24.
- McDonnell, Patrick; O'Connell, Karen; Havenon, Georgia Riley de (1986). Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman. Abrams Books. ISBN 978-0-8109-9185-9.