Funny Papers - Funny Papers, Bk 1 Author:Tom DeHaven The first book in Tom De Havens epic trilogy of 20th-century pop-culture America, Funny Papers chronicles cartoon icon Derby Dugans beginnings in the rough-and-tumble world of yellow journalism in turn-of-the-century New York, when Hearst and Pulitzer owned tabloid America. The aptly named Georgie Wreckage, a sketch artist for Pulitzers daily Wo... more »rld, rockets to fame as the creator of what becomes a hugely successful cartoon franchise.« less