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 Friday, September 19, 2008
Gordo by Gus Arriola
Posted by maggie

This is one of the strips I followed virtually from the first time I came across it -- in The Pittsburgh Press, as it happens. I clipped and saved it for months, one aspect being that the story that was running when I found it was the brilliant competition between long-time amigos Gordo and Poet for the affections of waitress Rusty. You'll find the entire story in R.C. Harvey's wonderful Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola, along with a wealth of information about its creation.

Gus Arriola (1917-2008) had an impeccable sense of design and a great gift for storytelling and comedy, and Gordo began in 1941 and ended March 2, 1985. Here's a sampling from 1966, in which Gordo's Pepito has to contend with the wealthy Mary Frances, who has come to Mexico from Texas.



9/19/2008 10:16:56 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #  Comments [0]