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This second volume picks up where Blondieleft off. The story begins with Blondie and Dagwood on their honeymoon andfeatures one hilarious gag after another. But all is not fun and games when thenewlyweds arrive home. Dagwood's parents have disinherited him and theoptimistic bumbler must go to work!In the first three years of the strip, Chic Young experimented withdifferent themes and approaches, but it's in the fourth through sixth yearsreprinted in this volume that he establishes the elements that would makeBlondie the most popular comic strip in the world. All of the iconicelements and many of the regular characters in the strip are introduced in thesepages: Dagwood's boss Mr. Dithers, his neighbor Herb, the dog Daisy...and in1934, the first of the Bumstead children, Baby Dumpling (who is later given thename Alexander).For millions of readers who've loved the Bumsteads over the years, thisessential collection tells the complete tale of the couple's early marriedbliss. Produced with the cooperation of the Chic Young family, the book includesan informative and entertaining introduction by Brian Walker that placesBlondie in its historical context.
