| #591700 in Books | 2007-01-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.50 x10.10l,1.03 | File type: PDF | 112 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Wonderful cartooning by Gene Deitch|By JPS|I only learned of this forgotten strip from Dan Nadel's marvelous "Art out of Time." It's wonderfully drawn, witty and has great fun with language. In addition to the obvious connection to Tom Terrific, I'd say that even Ogden Whitney's "Herbie" found some inspiration from Terr'ble Thompson.|1 of 1 people found the following review he|From Publishers Weekly|Who's the bravest, fiercest, most-best hero of all? Who was "Nero's hero, had Robin Hood a-quiver, and made Alexander great"? Why, it's Thaddeus "Terr'ble" Thompson, that's who, but don't bother looking him up in your history books. Terr'b
Introducing a lost classic from an animation giant.
In 1955, Gene Deitch embarked on a daily comic strip for United Features Syndicate that he hoped would become his life's work. One of the most unusual strips of the decade, Terr'ble Thompson was about a very odd little boy who had his "Werld Hedd Quarters" in a tree house and was regarded far and wide as "the bravest, fiercest, most-best hero of all-time."
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You easily download any file type for your device.Terr'ble Thompson | Gene Deitch.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
