Long out of print, and deservedly so. Virtually its only virtue is that is has some very nice casual photos of Stan and Babe that I've not seen anywhere else. Otherwise, the book contains: the standard information on how the boys teamed; misinformation in some photo captions (for example, claiming that Stan's finger-lighting trick from Way Out West was prefaced by Stan's pouring gasoline on his fingers [kids, don't try this at home!!]); and worst of all, "promotional" material for Larry Harmon's abysmal L&H cartoons and a short-lived L&H pizza-restaurant chain. The best L&H books are a labor of love; this one is a labor to endure.
(C) 2002, Steven Bailey.
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