Hägar The Horrible: Giant Size No. 1
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Meet Hägar, the lovably bumbling Viking warrior whose epic misadventures between the fjords of Scandinavia and the taverns of medieval Europe have made him one of the most beloved comic strip characters of the 20th century. Hägar the Horrible: Giant Size No. 1 is the first bumper collection of Dik Browne's wildly popular syndicated comic strip, gathering hundreds of strips that chronicle Hägar's hapless raids, his henpecked home life with the formidable Helga, and the gloriously chaotic exploits of his motley crew of Viking companions. Browne's pen delivers rapid-fire gags with a warmth and precision that transformed a horned-helmeted lout into an everyman for the ages — the Terror of the North who can't quite win at home or abroad. Browne's genius lies in his ability to mine the absurdity of domestic life through the unlikely lens of Viking barbarism, presenting a surprisingly timeless portrait of marriage, fatherhood, and the gap between ambition and reality. First launched in 1973, Hägar the Horrible went on to appear in over 1,900 newspapers worldwide, cementing Browne's legacy as a titan of American comic artistry. This giant-sized collection is an irresistible gateway into that world — one that will leave you wondering whether Hägar ever did manage to impress Helga.
Author: Dik Browne
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Meet Hägar, the lovably bumbling Viking warrior whose epic misadventures between the fjords of Scandinavia and the taverns of medieval Europe have made him one of the most beloved comic strip characters of the 20th century. Hägar the Horrible: Giant Size No. 1 is the first bumper collection of Dik Browne's wildly popular syndicated comic strip, gathering hundreds of strips that chronicle Hägar's hapless raids, his henpecked home life with the formidable Helga, and the gloriously chaotic exploits of his motley crew of Viking companions. Browne's pen delivers rapid-fire gags with a warmth and precision that transformed a horned-helmeted lout into an everyman for the ages — the Terror of the North who can't quite win at home or abroad. Browne's genius lies in his ability to mine the absurdity of domestic life through the unlikely lens of Viking barbarism, presenting a surprisingly timeless portrait of marriage, fatherhood, and the gap between ambition and reality. First launched in 1973, Hägar the Horrible went on to appear in over 1,900 newspapers worldwide, cementing Browne's legacy as a titan of American comic artistry. This giant-sized collection is an irresistible gateway into that world — one that will leave you wondering whether Hägar ever did manage to impress Helga.