THE COMPLETE LOAC ESSENTIALS reprints, in yearly volumes, the rare early daily newspaper strips that are A COMPLETE essential to comics history, seminal strips that are unique creations in their own right, while also YEAR OF COMICS SECOND YEAR significantly contributing to the advancement of the medium. repro duced one per page, by the creator of allowing us to have an BARON experience similar to what ARON EAN BEAN PRAISE FOR THE FIRST BOOK OF B B : newspaper buyers had “The first volume is beautiful. It showcases Mr. Herriman’s a hundred years ago—reading P developing style and his move toward a combination of the comics one day at a time. 1917 absurdity, surrealism, and art deco. Once again The Library of American Comics sets the standard for archival and reprint P quality.” —The New York Journal of Books “Hilarious.” —The Washington Times “Many of the elements that made Krazy Kat what it was are present in Baron Bean, which quickly develops from a wry but standard gag strip Different in Canada into something much more imaginative.” —Scoop USA $29.99/ Published by: EDITED AND DESIGNED BY Dean Mullaney IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell 5080 Santa Fe Street ART DIRECTOR Lorraine Turner San Diego, CA 92109 www.idwpublishing.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Jared Gardner Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors MARKETING DIRECTOR Beau Smith 1-410-560-7100 ART RESTORATION BY Dale Crain, Lorraine Turner, and Dean Mullaney ISBN: 978-1-63140-157-2 Special thanks to Michael Tisserand, author of the forthcoming biography First Printing, December 2014 T HE L IBRARYOF of George Herriman, for insights into Herriman’s rather magical 1917. 1917 Compilation and restoration © 2014 The Library of American AMERICAN COMICS Additional thanks to the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection Comics LLC. All rights reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the at the Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. The Library Ted Adams, Jackson Glassey, Justin Eisinger, and Alonzo Simon. of American Comics is a trademark of The Library of American ESSENTIALS Comics, LLC. All rights reserved. Introduction © 2014 Jared IDW Publishing Gardner. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, Ted Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher none of the comic strips in this publication may be reprinted without VOLUME 6 Greg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/President the permission of The Library of American Comics. No part of this Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or BARON BEAN Chris Ryall, Chief Creative O fficer/Editor-in-Chief mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any infor- Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer mation and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the BY George Herriman Alan Payne, VP of Sales • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services Library of American Comics. Printed in Korea. LOAC ESSENTIALS TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917 13

BARON BEAN by Herriman EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE There’s Something Wrong Here Somewhere

No strip was published on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1917. 14 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917 LOAC ESSENTIALS

BARON BEAN by Herriman EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE Which of ’Em, if Any, Understands the Other LOAC ESSENTIALS THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917 15

BARON BEAN by Herriman EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE All That’s Clear is “Grimes,” “Boob” 16 FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917 LOAC ESSENTIALS

BARON BEAN by Herriman EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE Yes, Mr. Sneeze, Most Anything Is As Good as Zulu LOAC ESSENTIALS SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917 17

BARON BEAN by Herriman EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE There Was a Great Chance for Another Bet