| Pogo | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Pogo_-_Earth_Day_1971_poster.jpg) Pogo daily strip from Earth Day 1971 | |
| Author(s) | Walt Kelly |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded |
| Launch date | October 4, 1948 (as a newspaper strip) |
| End date | July 20, 1975 |
| Syndicate(s) | Post-Hall Syndicate |
| Publisher(s) | Simon & Schuster, Fantagraphics Books, Gregg Press, Eclipse Comics, Spring Hollow Books |
| Genre(s) | Humor, satire, politics |
Pogo (revived as Walt Kelly's Pogo) was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp in the Southeastern United States, Pogo followed the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters, including the title character, an opossum. The strip was written for both children and adults, with layers of social and political satire targeted to the latter. Pogo was distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. The strip earned Kelly a Reuben Award in 1951.