{"product_id":"mr-and-mrs-by-briggs","title":"Mr. and Mrs. By Briggs","description":"Clare A. Briggs (1875 - 1930)Briggs was best known for his later comic strips When a Feller Needs a Friend, Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling ? , The Days of Real Sport, and Mr. and Mrs.His longest-lasting and most famous comic was Mr. and Mrs.\"Mr.\" was Joe Green, and \"Mrs.\" was his wife, Vi. They also had a young son named Roscoe. Joe and Vi argued a lot. They weren't as bad as Leroy and Loretta Lockhorn, but their relationship was characterized more by mutual antagonism than affection. Neither was especially good-looking, or appealing in any other way. They were middle-aged and dumpy, and seldom made clever or interesting remarks, unless you count their barbs at each other. Roscoe was de-emphasized except in the early years, and virtually disappeared as the series went on.Clare Briggs was a pioneer of American newspaper comics, best-known for his features 'A. Piker Clerk', 'Mr and Mrs' and 'When A Feller Needs A Friend'. Born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, as the son of a farm machinery salesman, Briggs left his rural home in Lincoln, Nebraska, as a young man to try his luck at cartooning.","brand":"Averdo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604734976326,"sku":"9798875475948","price":21.55,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/ad69cbc81c21ab41ba67d338f4f9fa51d252bfaa54f5f8033c6306201612a87e.jpg?v=1792080444","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/mr-and-mrs-by-briggs","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}