I've had that my entire life. I think my parents bought it in Europe before I was born while my dad was stationed there in the US Army. Then I found it and have had it ever since.
That’s a really nice story. So your parents must have visited Germany whilst being in Europe. Or was your dad even stationed in Germany? I also own the guy with the black hat and glasses. I bought it on a flea market though. Probably 30 years ago.
Maybe one day bird and squirrel will get published in Germany. Or if you ever fly over to London - it’s only a (fairly cheap) 1,5 hours flight to Hamburg.
I, too, grew up with an overbearing father. And I, too, spent a huge amount of time drawing Garfield. When I was a kid, "Garfield" didn't run in the newspaper we got at our house, but it did run in the paper the neighbors got. So once a week on trash day I'd go through the stack of old newspapers and pull out the comics page so I could cut out the "Garfield" strips and put them in the three-ring binder under my bed. In junior high I convinced the vice principal to let me and my friends put out a collection of comics using the school mimeograph machine, and of course we put in some ersatz Garfields we made. Ah, Garfield.
How did the Mainzelmännchen ended up on a sideboard in the US?
I would love for B&S to get a German language edition. Maybe one day.
I've had that my entire life. I think my parents bought it in Europe before I was born while my dad was stationed there in the US Army. Then I found it and have had it ever since.
That’s a really nice story. So your parents must have visited Germany whilst being in Europe. Or was your dad even stationed in Germany? I also own the guy with the black hat and glasses. I bought it on a flea market though. Probably 30 years ago.
My dad was stationed in Germany. I’ve never been but would like to visit one day.
Maybe one day bird and squirrel will get published in Germany. Or if you ever fly over to London - it’s only a (fairly cheap) 1,5 hours flight to Hamburg.
Thank you for sharing! Loved this post. And your 3rd grader teacher sounds awesome.
I, too, grew up with an overbearing father. And I, too, spent a huge amount of time drawing Garfield. When I was a kid, "Garfield" didn't run in the newspaper we got at our house, but it did run in the paper the neighbors got. So once a week on trash day I'd go through the stack of old newspapers and pull out the comics page so I could cut out the "Garfield" strips and put them in the three-ring binder under my bed. In junior high I convinced the vice principal to let me and my friends put out a collection of comics using the school mimeograph machine, and of course we put in some ersatz Garfields we made. Ah, Garfield.