The prelude to theWalt and Skeezix series offers a portrait of a country in transitionWalt Before Skeezix collects the first years of Frank King's beloved comic stripGasoline Alley--one of the most widely read and syndicated strips of its time, which is still syndicated today. These comics, produced between 1919 and 1920, focus primarily on Walt Wallet and his friends as they engage with the then-novel automobile sensation that was sweeping the nation. This period of the