Bringing Up Father

Hyperion Press revived George McManus’s classic newspaper strip Bringing Up Father for a single 1977 comic issue, collecting the misadventures of the brawling, social-climbing McSwatt family. Written and drawn by McManus himself, this one-shot preserves the signature art and sharp, slapstick humor that made the strip a beloved staple of early 20th-century comics. Though brief, the issue matters as a late-career showcase of McManus’s enduring influence on the family-comedy genre.