Pogo Possum, as told to Walt Kelly, 1963, The v Jack Acid Society Black Book. This slim volume with its distinctive black and white cover is not only the only book written by Pogo, but it is a very incisive dissection of the right wing isolationist movement. It was happening in the late '50s and it is happening again.
Members of the Jack Acid Society, led by Molester Mole and Deacon Mushrat, are dedicated to protecting America from interlopers, Johnny come latelies, and fifth columnists. A little thought leads to the inescapable conclusion that they have to become native Americans, and so they do. They also need a blacklist, a list of all those people who are suspect. The list grows rather long. Known communists and other riff raff can't get on the list, because they aren't suspects. They're known. This leads to a bit of contention. All is well that ends well, more or less.
The book contains a lot of nonsense poetry, as is this the case with many books about the Okefenokee by Kelly. Minor characters, including a wood tick and a termite, and to the ambiance.
This is the shortest Pogo book published while Kelly was alive, but the humor is as biting and hilarious as ever.
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