Thanks again to Casey for the awesome job he did with this! I hope to commission at least one more picture involving them (especially Gallant). For those of you who didn’t grow up on Highlights, the storied kids’ mag features an educational comic strip called Goofus and Gallant, in which the bad/lazy/mean actions of. They first appeared in the pages of Highlights, as elves.

I'm very pleased with how this turned out. Then there's 'Goofus and Gallant,' a comic featuring two contrasting characters: Goofus modeling bad behavior, and Gallant modeling good. Gallant: 'Hi there! Please don't be afraid. Goofus decided to lean up against a building, not paying attention to what he was doing. ISBN-10 1620910209 ISBN-13 978-1620910207 See all details The Amazon Book Review Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. The text format for each comic would go something like this: Presidential historian Michael Beschloss posted this on twitter today, comparing trump and Biden with Goofus and Gallant, the two diametrically-opposite characters in the childrens comic strip, wh. Goofus and Gallant: Be Your Best Self (Highlights Children's Books) Unknown Binding 6 ratings Print length 13 pages Language English Publisher Highlights for Children, Inc. Goofus would always be shown doing something bad or wrong, while Gallant would do the right thing (and/or a good thing) in order to teach kids the difference in right and wrong. In each month's issue of Highlights, there is a short four panel comic of Goofus (pictured left) and Gallant (pictured right). I've been meaning to post this ever since I got permission from caseyljones.įor those who have never read or looked at a Highlights children's magazine, I introduce to you Goofus and Gallant.

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