Best of Mr. Mum

A single-issue 1965 release from Putnam Publishing Group, Best of Mr. Mum collects the earliest newspaper comic strips featuring the silent, pantomime-style character Mr. Mum, a gentle, round-headed everyman navigating simple, wordless gags. Though brief in its comic book form, the collection preserves the work of the strip's creator, whose minimalist art and universal humor made Mr. Mum a beloved fixture of mid-century American newspapers. This volume stands as a tidy archival snapshot of a long-running comic strip's formative years.