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How to Be a Pogo Cartoon Fan

"Pogo," a cartoon strip drawn by Walt Kelly until his death in 1973, was one of America's most successful and beloved sources of 20th Century satire. Its main character, a possum, even ran for President in 1952. Since the comic strip went out of syndication in 1974, many Americans recall Pogo for one or two of Kelly's infamous quotes--the most famous being, "We have met the enemy and he is us." However, even now, a review of the strips describing life in the Okefenokee Swamp will find Kelly's wry humor right on target. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

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  Buy a copy of the Pogo strips. "Pogo: The Complete Daily and Sunday Comic Strips, Volume 1" is a good place to begin a process of tracing Pogo's life in the Okefenokee Swamp.
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  Read the article by Hal Higdon to get an appreciation for Pogo's impact.
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  Check out one if the Internet biographies of Walt Kelly. Read his autobiography.
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  Go to the official Pogo website. This website offers a weekly strip as well as links to various Pogo activities.
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  Buy Pogo memorabilia. It is always available on eBay as well as dedicated websites.
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  Take a trip to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp.

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