The strip started in 1918 with 4 guys in an alley talking about cars. Walt Wallet the main character found his “son” Skeeziks in 1921. Because he was a bachelor perhaps he was always Uncle Walt. Married Phyllis Blossom who turned out to be Skeeziks real aunt, and they had Corky. Later they also adopted daughter Judy. The characters aged in real time and featured several generations of the family. Sunday strips in the 20s and 30s were slices of life, psycholdelica along the lines of Lilttle Nemo in Slumberland. We watched the kids grow up, marry and moved away. Walt now is 120 and basically the rest of the family has disapeared and only Walts Grand Daughter Clovia and her family are highlighted.This once great piece of Americana is now going through the motions.If you wan t to see the masterpiece the strip once was, either go to Amazon and find Walt & Skeeziks-7 volumes, or go to facebook and check out several Gasoline Alley groups, do a search for them and you will find the Batavia Funny and not so funny pages, which is reprinting strips from the 40s and 80’s. Another group currently in the late 20’s and more.There were also 2 movies. These time machines are the only windows to a once glorious strip by Frank King and then his assistant Dick Moore who both produced a labor of love, unlike today where it appears to just be going through the motions.
The strip started in 1918 with 4 guys in an alley talking about cars. Walt Wallet the main character found his “son” Skeeziks in 1921. Because he was a bachelor perhaps he was always Uncle Walt. Married Phyllis Blossom who turned out to be Skeeziks real aunt, and they had Corky. Later they also adopted daughter Judy. The characters aged in real time and featured several generations of the family. Sunday strips in the 20s and 30s were slices of life, psycholdelica along the lines of Lilttle Nemo in Slumberland. We watched the kids grow up, marry and moved away. Walt now is 120 and basically the rest of the family has disapeared and only Walts Grand Daughter Clovia and her family are highlighted.This once great piece of Americana is now going through the motions.If you wan t to see the masterpiece the strip once was, either go to Amazon and find Walt & Skeeziks-7 volumes, or go to facebook and check out several Gasoline Alley groups, do a search for them and you will find the Batavia Funny and not so funny pages, which is reprinting strips from the 40s and 80’s. Another group currently in the late 20’s and more.There were also 2 movies. These time machines are the only windows to a once glorious strip by Frank King and then his assistant Dick Moore who both produced a labor of love, unlike today where it appears to just be going through the motions.