Barnaby Volume Three — Crockett Johnson

Vol. 3 collects the newspaper strip''s postwar years of1946â?""1947, continuing five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and hisFairy Godfather J.J. Oâ?TMalleyâ?Tsmisadventures. Bumbling but endearing, Mr. Oâ?TMalley rarelygets his magic to workâ?""even when he consults his FairyGodfatherâ?Ts Handy Pocket Guide. The true magic of Barnabyresides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understatedelegance of Crockett Johnsonâ?Ts clean, spare art. In itscombination of Johnsonâ?Ts sly wit andOâ?TMalleyâ?Ts amiable windbaggery, achildâ?Ts feeling of wonder and an adultâ?Tswariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous, Barnabyexpanded our sense of what comics can do.