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LOAC ESSENTIALS reprints, in yearly volumes, the rare early daily newspaper strips that areessential to comics history, seminal strips that are unique creations in their own right, while alsosignificantly contributing to the advancement of the medium.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST BOOK OF BARON BEAN:“The first volume is beautiful. It showcases Mr. Herriman’sdeveloping style and his move toward a combination ofabsurdity, surrealism, and art deco. Once again The Library of American Comics sets the standard for archival and reprintquality.” —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 into something much more imaginative.” —Scoop

A COMPLETEYEAR OF COMICS

reproduced one per page,allowing us to have an

experience similar to whatnewspaper buyers had

a hundred years ago—readingthe comics one day at a time.

BARONBEANP1917PGeorgeHerriman

1917THE LIBRARY OFAMERICAN COMICSESSENTIALS

VOLUME 6BARON BEANBY George Herriman

EDITED AND DESIGNED BY Dean Mullaney

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell

ART DIRECTOR Lorraine Turner

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Jared Gardner

MARKETING DIRECTOR Beau Smith

ART RESTORATION BY

Dale Crain, Lorraine Turner, and Dean Mullaney

Special thanks to Michael Tisserand, author of the forthcoming biography of George Herriman, for insights into Herriman’s rather magical 1917.

Additional thanks to the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection at the Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ted Adams, Jackson Glassey, Justin Eisinger, and Alonzo Simon.

IDW PublishingTed Adams, Chief Executive Officer/PublisherGreg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/PresidentRobbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-ChiefMatthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerAlan Payne, VP of Sales • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services

Published by:IDW Publishinga Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC5080 Santa Fe StreetSan Diego, CA 92109www.idwpublishing.com

Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors1-410-560-7100

ISBN: 978-1-63140-157-2First Printing, December 2014

Compilation and restoration © 2014 The Library of AmericanComics LLC. All rights reserved. The IDW logo is registered in theU.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. The Libraryof American Comics is a trademark of The Library of AmericanComics, LLC. All rights reserved. Introduction © 2014 JaredGardner. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes,none of the comic strips in this publication may be reprinted withoutthe permission of The Library of American Comics. No part of thisbook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic ormechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any infor-mation and retrieval system, without permission in writing from theLibrary of American Comics. Printed in Korea.

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BARON BEAN by Herriman

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There’s Something Wrong Here SomewhereEEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE

No strip was published on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1917.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917 LOAC ESSENTIALS

BARON BEAN by Herriman Which of ’Em, if Any, Understands the OtherEEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917 15

BARON BEAN by Herriman All That’s Clear is “Grimes,” “Boob”EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917 LOAC ESSENTIALS

BARON BEAN by Herriman Yes, Mr. Sneeze, Most Anything Is As Good as ZuluEEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917 17

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

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