ALLEY OOP first appeared in the comic strips of Bonnet-Brown on December 5, 1932. When
that company closed its doors four month later, the strip migrated over to Newspaper
Enterprise Association. The strip was created by V.T. Hamlin, who both drew and wrote the
series for nearly forty years.
Since Alley Oop was a caveman, his adventures, at first, were confined to the Bone Age in the
Kingdom of Moo. He was joined in his exploits with his pet dinosaur Dinny and his girlfriend
Ooola. In 1939 Hamlin introduced Dr. Elbert Wonmug and his time machine to the strip. This
opened up a whole new direction for the comic as Alley Oop traveled to Camelot, Ancient
Egypt, Sherwood Forest and even the old west of America. Alley Oop was full of laughs, action,
adventure and even science fiction. The strip has stood the test of time and continues to be
excellent reading fare today.
The Alley Oop series is primarily known for its history in comic strips, but there were some
comic books based on the characters as well. Unfortunately not a lot of them are in the public
domain and locating decent scans of the ones that are is a challenge. This book collects the
three issues published by Argo Publications and two of the issues published by Standard Comics.