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 many of the Alley Oop
stories that were published by Dell comics including FOUR COLOR COMICS #3, his appearances in
RED RYDER COMICS #3-32 and ALLEY OOP issues #1 and 2.