Scarce Signed by the Mexican American Cartoonist
Gordo's Cat
Publication: San Diego, CA: Oak Tree Publications, 1981. First Edition.
Notes: A late career collection of one-page comic panels featuring a cat. Arriola was the first Mexican American comic artist to make a career out of the profession. Gus Arriola's (1917–2008) newspaper comic strip Gordo was syndicated by United Features.
With an introduction by Charles Schulz.
128 pages. Roughly 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Black and white illustrations. Not published in hardcover.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers, with a small crack at the spine and light wear to the corners. Inscribed by Arriola, "For Sheila, special saludos. Gus Arriola 1981." Scarce signed.
ISBN: 0916392848
Item No: #363472
Price: $100