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Alley Oop

Alley Oop

49 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1940–2025
Who is Alley Oop?

Alley Oop is a mighty Stone Age warrior from the prehistoric kingdom of Moo, where he rides his beloved pet dinosaur Dinny. His adventures expand beyond prehistory when a time machine allows him to journey across different eras of history.

Few comic characters can claim a publishing life stretching across eight-plus decades, but Alley Oop has been a fixture of the funny pages since his Golden Age debut in The Funnies #44 in 1940, brought to comics readers by Art Krenz. Argo Publications has kept this prehistoric adventurer alive through dedicated series including Alley Oop, Alley Oop Adventures, and Alley Oop Quarterly β€” a remarkable testament to the character's enduring charm. In the pages where he appears, he keeps extraordinary company: The Phantom, Tarzan, Little Orphan Annie, Krazy Kat, and Ignatz Mouse β€” a who's-who of classic comics royalty that speaks to just how deep the Golden Age roots here run. For collectors with a taste for vintage adventure and the grand tradition of newspaper-strip heroes translated to the comic page, Alley Oop is a genuine piece of living history.

β˜… First appearance
The Funnies #44
Jun 1940

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1940–2021

The Funnies #44 1940
The Funnies #44
Comics #[nn] 1973
Comics #[nn]
Alley Oop The Sawalla Chronicles #[nn] 1983
Alley Oop The Sawalla Chronicles #[nn]
The Comics: Since 1945 #[nn] 2002
The Comics: Since 1945 #[nn]
The Comics: The Complete Collection #[nn] 2008
The Comics: The Complete Collection #[nn]
Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore #[nn] 2016
Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore #[nn]
In Pictopia #[nn] 2021
In Pictopia #[nn]

Appearances

The Funnies (1936)
#44
Seagram Selling Secrets (1941)
#6
Alley Oop (1947)
Comics (1973)
The Menomonee Falls Guardian (1973)
The Comics Journal (1977)
#65
Alley Oop The Sawalla Chronicles (1983)
Nemo: The Classic Comics Library (1983)
#6
Classic Adventure Strips (1985)
#7
Anything Goes! (1986)
#2
Alley Oop Adventures (1998)
Alley Oop Quarterly (1999)
The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)
PVP (2001)
#5
The Comics Before 1945 (2004)
The Comics: The Complete Collection (2008)
Comics Revue (1985)
Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore (2016)
In Pictopia (2021)
Alley Oop: The Complete Sundays (2022)
#3
Alley Oop Meets Fang (2023)
Alley Oop versus the Black Knight (2023)
Alley Oop and the Hubots of Talaxia (2023)
Alley Oop and the Brain Butcher (2023)
Alley Oop and the Monarchs of Gorp (2023)
Alley Oop and the Minotaur (2024)
Alley Oop and the Mesmeric Menace (2024)
Alley Oop versus the Nightlings (2024)
Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin: The First Time-Travel Adventures - January 1, 1939 - December 31, 1942 (2024)
Alley Oop and the Art Invasion (2024)
Alley Oop and the Fire Goddess (2024)
Alley Oop against the Outlanders: The Complete Sundays 1979-1981 (2024)
Alley Oop and the Beast of the Woods (2024)
Alley Oop and the Magic Staff: The Complete Sundays 1997-1999 (2025)
Alley Oop and the Dinosaur from Outer Space: The Complete Sundays 1994 - 1996 (2025)
Alley Oop and the Zan of Zoron (2025)