The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics #[nn]
"Opening of the Hogan's Alley Athletic Club" presents a classic slice of early 20th-century humor from Billy DeBeck, the creator of *Barney Google and Snuffy Smith*. In this 1977 Smithsonian-published collection, Barney finds himself tangled in a mix of debt, a political standoff with the Senator, and the mysterious arrival of anonymous love letters—all set against the backdrop of a newly opened athletic club. The story, written and illustrated by Billy DeBeck, captures the wry, whimsical tone of the original newspaper strip with a full-page cover by DeBeck.
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Barney wants the Senator to give him back the eight bucks he owes him. The Senator wants Barney to leave the country and never come back. Meanwhile Barney is getting anonymous love letters.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).