Kraaaaaazy

Nope, Scrappy wasn’t the only character that Charles Mintz merchandised–here’s a nifty Krazy Kat pin. Um, “Charles Mintz’s Krazy Kat?” As a Herriman admirer, I should be horrified. Then again, Charles Mintz’s Krazy really was Charles Mintz’s Krazy; the character had almost nothing to do with Herriman’s cerebral, extraordinarily personal creation. Perhaps George demanded that Charles take the blame…