Arf! The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie 1935-1945

A single, oversized volume from Arlington House, this 1970 collection compiles the first decade of Harold Gray's influential newspaper strip, Little Orphan Annie, from the Depression through World War II. It preserves the gritty, politically charged early years of the resourceful orphan and her guardian, Daddy Warbucks, as they navigated a hardscrabble America. This book is essential for understanding the strip's original tone—far darker and more socially pointed than its later adaptations—and Gray's distinctive, shadowy art style.