Rin Tin Tin, no. 12
Title
Rin Tin Tin, no. 12
Description
While the original Rin Tin Tin appeared in over two dozen films in the 1920s and early 1930s, the war hero dog’s legacy continued in the 1950s in the television show The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin and in this Dell Comics series. In this issue, Rin Tin Tin travels on a boat along the West coast of Canada, accompanied by Captain Red Johnson and boy companion Mukluk. In her biography of the celebrity dog, Susan Orlean describes what he has meant in popular culture: “Rin Tin Tin has always been more than a dog. He was an idea and an ideal—a hero who was also a friend, a fighter who was also a caretaker, a mute genius, a companionable loner. He was one dog and many dogs, a real animal and an invented character, a pet as well as an international celebrity. He was born in 1918 and he never died” (3). (Reference: Susan Orelan, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011.)
Publisher
Date
Contributor
Delacorte, George T. (George Thomas), 1893-1991 (Editor)
Rights
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Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
rintintin_012_cover.jpg
Collection
Citation
“Rin Tin Tin, no. 12,” Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT Libraries, accessed April 23, 2024, https://cary-exhibits.rit.edu/items/show/217.