From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich Noah Jodice "A provocative portrait of the

"A provocative portrait of the search for connection and meaning in modern life

When the wish becomes deadly serious

this offbeat tribute to the archetypal rogue has a satisfyingly old-fashioned feeling to it

1935 (2009 pressing)

From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich Noah Jodice "A provocative portrait of the*This is NOT a comic! But it's ABOUT comics! By Neale Barnholden. Published by University Press of Mississippi Softcover, 184 pages, Prose w B&W Illustrations, 2024. Between the 1930s and the invention of the internet, American comics reached readers in a few distinct physical forms: the familiar monthly stapled pamphlet, the newspaper comics section, bubblegum wrappers, and bound books. From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap