query: Who created the comic strip, "Garfield"?

title: Tumbleweeds (comic strip)

text: Tumbleweeds (comic strip) Tumbleweeds is an American comic strip that offered a skewed perspective on life in the Old West. Writer-artist Tom K. Ryan (1926 – ) (who signed the strip "T.K. Ryan") was very familiar with conventions of the Western genre he satirized. Launched September 1965, the strip was distributed for decades initially by the Register and Tribune Syndicate and later by the King Features Syndicate after its acquisition. Jim Davis, who created "Garfield", was Ryan's assistant (from 1969 to 1978) while developing another strip, "Gnorm Gnat". After a 42-year run, Ryan retired and brought "Tumbleweeds" to a conclusion

title: Garfield (character)

text: pokes fun at Jon as well for his nerdy behaviors and unpopularity with women, along with his tacky, ridiculous fashion sense. Despite this, Garfield cares for Odie and Jon regardless, but he especially shows affection for his beloved teddy bear Pooky, which is frequently seen in his arms or close to its owner. Jim Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis, who was named after President James A. Garfield. Garfield (character) Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip "Garfield", created by Jim Davis. The comic strip centers on Garfield, portrayed as a lazy,

title: Comic strip syndication

text: have extensive operations. A visual timeline of notable comic strip syndicates from 1900–present: Comic strip syndication A comic strip syndicate functions as an agent for cartoonists and comic strip creators, placing the cartoons and strips in as many newspapers as possible on behalf of the artist. A syndicate can annually receive thousands of submissions, from which only two or three might be selected for representation. In some cases, the work will be owned by the syndicate as opposed to the creator. The Guinness World Record for the world's most syndicated strip belongs to Jim Davis' "Garfield", which at that point

title: Garfield

text: appeared in newspapers on November 11, 2010. In the strip, a spider who is about to be squashed by Garfield boasts that if he is squished, he will get a holiday in his remembrance. The next panel shows a classroom of spiders in which a teacher asks the students why spiders celebrate "National Stupid Day," implying that the spider was squished. Davis quickly apologized for the poorly timed comic strip, saying that it had been written a year in advance and that both his brother and son were veterans. Garfield Garfield is a comic created by Jim Davis. Published since

title: Comic strip syndication

text: Comic strip syndication A comic strip syndicate functions as an agent for cartoonists and comic strip creators, placing the cartoons and strips in as many newspapers as possible on behalf of the artist. A syndicate can annually receive thousands of submissions, from which only two or three might be selected for representation. In some cases, the work will be owned by the syndicate as opposed to the creator. The Guinness World Record for the world's most syndicated strip belongs to Jim Davis' "Garfield", which at that point (2002) appeared in 2,570 newspapers, with 263 million readers worldwide. Syndication peaked in

title: Garfield

text: Garfield Garfield is a comic created by Jim Davis. Published since 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, Garfield, the cat; Jon Arbuckle, the human; and Odie, the dog. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though this is rarely mentioned in print, "Garfield" is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the television special "Happy Birthday, Garfield". Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, coffee, and disdain of Mondays and

title: Garfield (character)

text: Garfield (character) Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip "Garfield", created by Jim Davis. The comic strip centers on Garfield, portrayed as a lazy, fat, and cynical orange cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna, coffee and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, fellow cat Nermal (sometimes), raisins and exercise. Garfield was born on , in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant. As a kitten, he developed a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food. Because of his appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni's had to choose between keeping Garfield

title: Comic strip

text: of popular strips - particularly in Spanish - are primarily read over the internet) and ever-shrinking newspaper space. One particularly humorous example of such promotional efforts is the Great Comic Strip Switcheroonie, held in 1997 on April Fool's Day, an event in which dozens of prominent artists took over each other's strips. "Garfield"’s Jim Davis, for example, switched with "Blondie"’s Stan Drake, while Scott Adams ("Dilbert") traded strips with Bil Keane ("The Family Circus"). Even the United States Postal Service got into the act, issuing a series of commemorative stamps marking the comic-strip centennial in 1996. While the Switcheroonie was

title: Garfield: The Movie

text: Garfield: The Movie Garfield: The Movie is a 2004 American family comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt inspired by Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. It stars Breckin Meyer as Jon Arbuckle, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz Wilson, and features Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield. Garfield was created with computer animation, though all other animals were real. The film was produced by Davis Entertainment Company and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film shares several similarities to the 1982 animated special "Here Comes Garfield". "Garfield: The Movie" was released in the United States on June

title: Garfield: Caught in the Act

text: Garfield: Caught in the Act Garfield: Caught in the Act is a platform game starring the comic strip cat, Garfield. The game, developed by Sega, was released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Game Gear, and in 1996 was released for Windows PCs. The game was also released for PCs in the "Sonic & Garfield Pack", along with "Sonic & Knuckles Collection" and "Baku Baku Animal". All the sprites were created by Garfield creator Jim Davis and hand-drawn by Davis and the Garfield artists at Paws. A port for the Sega 32X was planned, called "Garfield in

title: Garfield: The Search for Pooky

text: Garfield: The Search for Pooky Garfield: The Search for Pooky is a video game developed by Danish company InterActive Vision and published by The Game Factory in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance. It was the first "Garfield" video game to be made for the Game Boy Advance. Based on the Garfield comic strip characters created by Jim Davis. One night when Garfield is sleeping, three mice come and steal Pooky. The next morning, Garfield wakes up and finds out that Pooky has been stolen. He sets out to find out what happened and get him back. When Garfield tried

title: A Garfield Christmas

text: A Garfield Christmas A Garfield Christmas Special is a 1987 American animated television special based on the "Garfield" comic strip, created by Jim Davis. It is directed by Phil Roman and stars Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, as well as Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Julie Payne, Pat Harrington Jr., David L. Lander and Pat Carroll. The special is about Garfield spending Christmas with the Arbuckle family on their farm, and discovering the true meaning of Christmas. Davis, who wrote the teleplay, cited it as semi-autobiographical. The special was first broadcast December 21, 1987, on CBS

title: Garfield: Caught in the Act

text: action game that's cute but not very funny". Garfield: Caught in the Act Garfield: Caught in the Act is a platform game starring the comic strip cat, Garfield. The game, developed by Sega, was released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Game Gear, and in 1996 was released for Windows PCs. The game was also released for PCs in the "Sonic & Garfield Pack", along with "Sonic & Knuckles Collection" and "Baku Baku Animal". All the sprites were created by Garfield creator Jim Davis and hand-drawn by Davis and the Garfield artists at Paws. A port for

title: The Garfield Show

text: gameplay. The Garfield Show The Garfield Show is a CGI animated television series. Based on the American comic strip, "Garfield", the series is executive produced by Garfield creator, Jim Davis, and co-written and voice directed by Mark Evanier, who also wrote most of the episodes for the "Garfield and Friends" series. Returning from "Garfield and Friends" are the voice actors Julie Payne (Liz) and Gregg Berger (Odie). Frank Welker replaces Lorenzo Music (due to his death in 2001) as the voice of Garfield, and Wally Wingert replaces Thom Huge (due to his retirement that same year) as the voice of

title: The Garfield Show

text: The Garfield Show The Garfield Show is a CGI animated television series. Based on the American comic strip, "Garfield", the series is executive produced by Garfield creator, Jim Davis, and co-written and voice directed by Mark Evanier, who also wrote most of the episodes for the "Garfield and Friends" series. Returning from "Garfield and Friends" are the voice actors Julie Payne (Liz) and Gregg Berger (Odie). Frank Welker replaces Lorenzo Music (due to his death in 2001) as the voice of Garfield, and Wally Wingert replaces Thom Huge (due to his retirement that same year) as the voice of Jon

title: Garfield on the Town

text: the Town" as a personal favorite, explaining, "Garfield actually meets his mother on that. It was very special." Garfield on the Town Garfield on the Town is a 1983 animated television special, directed by Phil Roman and based on the "Garfield" comic strip by Jim Davis. It once again starred Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield (who also co-wrote the special with Davis), and also featured the voices of Thom Huge, Gregg Berger and Julie Payne. The special was first broadcast October 28, 1983 on CBS. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been

title: Garfield television specials

text: nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, winning in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989 with "Garfield on the Town", "Garfield in the Rough", "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" and "Garfield's Babes and Bullets" respectively. Garfield television specials The Garfield television specials are a series of half-hour long American animated television specials based on the "Garfield" comic strip, created by Jim Davis. The specials were produced between 1982 and 1991, all directed by Phil Roman, written by Jim Davis and originally broadcast on CBS. While the first two specials were produced by Lee Mendelson Films, this boutique studio was fully committed to the production of

title: Garfield: Winter's Tail

text: "The Edge" created." - 39% - Amiga Computing Garfield: Winter's Tail Garfield: Winter's Tail is a game based on the Jim Davis comic strip, "Garfield". It was released in 1989 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST (will not work on Atari STe computers), Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It is the fourth video game to be based on Jim Davis' "Garfield" Comics. Garfield has fallen asleep in his bed in front of an open refrigerator, dreaming about having an adventure in northern Italy and Switzerland, in which his quest is to find a lasagna factory and the chocolate-egg-laying chicken. The

title: Garfield and Friends

text: the characters from "U.S. Acres", a comic strip Davis was drawing concurrently with "Garfield" when "Garfield and Friends" premiered on television. Like the comic strip these were based on, the shorts were retitled "Orson's Farm" for viewers outside of the United States (taking the name of their main character, Orson Pig). Although Davis stopped drawing "U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm" seven months after "Garfield and Friends" debuted, the characters continued to appear on the series until it ceased production. A total of 121 episodes were made, each consisting of two "Garfield" segments and one "U.S. Acres" segment, totaling 242 "Garfield" segments and

title: Garfield on the Town

text: Garfield on the Town Garfield on the Town is a 1983 animated television special, directed by Phil Roman and based on the "Garfield" comic strip by Jim Davis. It once again starred Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield (who also co-wrote the special with Davis), and also featured the voices of Thom Huge, Gregg Berger and Julie Payne. The special was first broadcast October 28, 1983 on CBS. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been released on DVD. Jon becomes concerned about Garfield's behavior after he and Odie mess up his house. While

title: Garfield

text: 25 cats that he could come up with a strip based on a cat. He then proceeded to create a new strip with a cat as its main character and thus created Garfield, who borrows the first letter of his name from Davis's earlier work. "Garfield" originally consisted of four main characters. Garfield, the titular character, was based on the cats Davis was around growing up; he took his name and personality from Davis's grandfather, James A. Garfield Davis, who was, in Davis's words, "a large, cantankerous man". Jon Arbuckle came from a 1950s coffee commercial, and Odie was based

title: Farmageddon (comic strip)

text: Farmageddon (comic strip) Farmageddon started life in 1991 as a comic strip called 'The Funny Farm' and was created by Niel Bushnell & Gordon Fraser. Bushnell & Fraser were friends from school and both wanted careers as comic artists. They began to develop an idea for a newspaper comic strip based around a farm. Initially inspired by American comic strips such as Calvin & Hobbes and Garfield, the comic soon found its own blend of humour. The Funny Farm was published in the Hartlepool Mail from 1992 until 1994. It was also published in a short lived Sunday paper called

title: Garfield Minus Garfield

text: 21, 2010, and resumed publishing on April 25, 2012. Unlike Walsh's version, it also includes the original "Garfield" strip underneath. Garfield Minus Garfield Garfield Minus Garfield (also known as Jon Arbuckle) is a webcomic created by Dan Walsh, a technology manager from Dublin, Ireland, which received considerable attention during 2008. Each strip consists of a reprint of a past episode from the comic strip "Garfield", from which all the characters except Garfield's owner Jon Arbuckle have been removed through photo manipulation. Though Walsh admits that he was not the first to come up with this idea, he was the first

title: Garfield Minus Garfield

text: Garfield Minus Garfield Garfield Minus Garfield (also known as Jon Arbuckle) is a webcomic created by Dan Walsh, a technology manager from Dublin, Ireland, which received considerable attention during 2008. Each strip consists of a reprint of a past episode from the comic strip "Garfield", from which all the characters except Garfield's owner Jon Arbuckle have been removed through photo manipulation. Though Walsh admits that he was not the first to come up with this idea, he was the first to "champion and popularize" it. Paws, Inc. publishes an identically named and themed strip on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Without

title: Latigo (comic strip)

text: Latigo (comic strip) Latigo was a comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Stan Lynde, who also created the "Rick O'Shay" comic strip. After a dispute over the ownership of "Rick O'Shay" with the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, Lynde left and went to Field Enterprises to launch "Latigo". The daily "Latigo" daily strip began 25 June 1979. The Sunday strip, in a half-page format, began 1 July 1979. The daily strip ended May 7, 1983, followed by the last Sunday strip a month later on June 5. Set in the old West, it told the adventures of Cole Cantrell, aka "Two

title: Latigo (comic strip)

text: in color, starting in issue #300 (April 2011). Dean Owen, Western writer, wrote three novels starring Latigo with Stan Lynde's permission. They were "Latigo: Trackdown", "Latigo #2: Vengeance Trail", and "Latigo #3: Dead Shot". Latigo (comic strip) Latigo was a comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Stan Lynde, who also created the "Rick O'Shay" comic strip. After a dispute over the ownership of "Rick O'Shay" with the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, Lynde left and went to Field Enterprises to launch "Latigo". The daily "Latigo" daily strip began 25 June 1979. The Sunday strip, in a half-page format, began 1 July

title: Luther (comic strip)

text: Luther (comic strip) Luther is an American syndicated newspaper comic strip published from 1968 to 1986, created and produced by cartoonist Brumsic Brandon Jr. The series, about an African-American elementary-school child, was the second mainstream comic strip to star an African-American in the lead role, following "" (1968-1974), the first to do so. Another predecessor, "Wee Pals" (1965-2014), featured an African-American among an ensemble cast of different races and ethnicities. Brumsic Brandon Jr., who published his first cartoon in 1945, did editorial cartoons before conceiving of a comic strip about inner-city African-American children and a gently satirical theme about the

title: Elvis (comic strip)

text: the strip easy to understand even for non-daily readers, which is the case with most daily newspaper strips. There are also several comic books released, some of which feature a main plot. Nowadays, Tony's wife Maria Cronstam is a main part in the development of the comic. Elvis (comic strip) Elvis is a Swedish comic strip created in 2000 by Tony Cronstam for the free daily newspaper "Metro", as well as other more local newspapers. Elvis Tonysson, the main character of the comic is a middle-aged man portrayed as a tortoise, who is according to Cronstam loosely based on himself,

title: Blondie (comic strip)

text: Blondie (comic strip) Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip, which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to the long-running "Blondie" film series (1938–1950) and the popular "Blondie" radio program (1939–1950). Chic Young drew "Blondie" until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip. Young has collaborated with a number of artists on "Blondie", including Jim Raymond, Mike

title: Belvedere (comic strip)

text: and "Nerdly" in addition to "Belvedere". His work has appeared in such publications as "The National Enquirer", "The New Yorker", "Woman's World" and "Reader's Digest". As a comic book artist, he drew Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny and Disney characters. Belvedere (comic strip) Belvedere is a single panel comic strip created by George Webster Crenshaw which ran from 1962 to 1995. The star of the strip is a white dog with black spots. As of at least 2009, reprints of the strip were distributed by Johansen International Features. Belvedere is one of three pets who belong to a married couple, Orville

title: Monty (comic strip)

text: Monty (comic strip) Monty is an American comic strip created, written and illustrated by cartoonist Jim Meddick. The comic strip began as "Robotman" in 1985. It originally depicted the exploits of a small robot from outer space visiting Earth, living with the ordinary Milde family. In the 1990s, Robotman instead began living with a geeky inventor named Monty, introduced in the January 20, 1993 strip. Robotman left the strip in 2001 to find love on the planet Diskelion, and was replaced in the strip by space alien Mr. Pi. "Robotman" originated as a character created for United Feature Syndicate as

title: John Darling (comic strip)

text: John Darling (comic strip) John Darling is an American comic strip, created by Tom Batiuk, a spin-off of his earlier comic strip "Funky Winkerbean". "John Darling" appeared from March 25, 1979 to August 4, 1990. John Darling, a talk-show host, was originally a supporting character in Batiuk's strip "Funky Winkerbean" before being spun off into his own strip. The original artist was Tom Armstrong, who left the strip in 1985 for his own creation, "Marvin", though he did return to draw the final three weeks of the strip. His replacement was Gerry Shamray. Stan Lynde also contributed to the strip

title: Comic strip

text: German immigrant Rudolph Dirks, who created the "Katzenjammer Kids" in 1897. Familiar comic-strip iconography such as stars for pain, sawing logs for snoring, speech balloons, and thought balloons originated in Dirks' strip. Hugely popular, "Katzenjammer Kids" occasioned one of the first comic-strip copyright ownership suits in the history of the medium. When Dirks left William Randolph Hearst for the promise of a better salary under Joseph Pulitzer, it was an unusual move, since cartoonists regularly deserted Pulitzer for Hearst. In a highly unusual court decision, Hearst retained the rights to the name "Katzenjammer Kids", while creator Dirks retained the rights

title: The Boondocks (comic strip)

text: The Boondocks (comic strip) The Boondocks was a daily syndicated comic strip written and originally drawn by Aaron McGruder that ran from 1996 to 2006. Created by McGruder in 1996 for Hitlist.com, an early online music website, it was printed in the monthly hip hop magazine "The Source" in 1997. As it gained popularity, the comic strip was picked up by the Universal Press Syndicate and made its national debut on April 19, 1999. A popular and controversial strip, "The Boondocks" satirizes African American culture and American politics as seen through the eyes of young, black radical Huey Freeman. McGruder's

title: Thatch (comic strip)

text: "heartless, shallow rich bitch." In 1998, Shesol was offered a position as speech writer for the President of the United States Bill Clinton. Shesol agreed and ended the strip. The final "Thatch" appeared on April 11, 1998. Thatch (comic strip) Thatch was a comic strip created by Jeff Shesol. The strip began in Brown University's student newspaper "The Brown Daily Herald". It was later picked up for syndication by Creators Syndicate in late 1994. The title character was an everyman who struggled through life and politics. He had an alter-ego, Politically Correct Person (P.C. Person), who was a stereotype of

title: John Darling (comic strip)

text: information about the father she lost at a very young age. John Darling (comic strip) John Darling is an American comic strip, created by Tom Batiuk, a spin-off of his earlier comic strip "Funky Winkerbean". "John Darling" appeared from March 25, 1979 to August 4, 1990. John Darling, a talk-show host, was originally a supporting character in Batiuk's strip "Funky Winkerbean" before being spun off into his own strip. The original artist was Tom Armstrong, who left the strip in 1985 for his own creation, "Marvin", though he did return to draw the final three weeks of the strip. His

title: Thatch (comic strip)

text: Thatch (comic strip) Thatch was a comic strip created by Jeff Shesol. The strip began in Brown University's student newspaper "The Brown Daily Herald". It was later picked up for syndication by Creators Syndicate in late 1994. The title character was an everyman who struggled through life and politics. He had an alter-ego, Politically Correct Person (P.C. Person), who was a stereotype of sensitive liberals who fear offending people. Other characters were Tripp, Thatch's womanizing, obnoxious roommate; Kate, the editor for the college paper; and Sloane, who, as the cartoonist described in the strip's first and only book collection, a

title: The Neighbors (comic strip)

text: The Neighbors (comic strip) The Neighbors was an American gag-a-day comic strip, created by George Clark which ran from 1939 to 1971. Clark launched "The Neighbors" in 1939 with the Chicago Tribune-New York Daily News Syndicate. Similar to his earlier "Side Glances", it explored subtle aspects of middle-class family humor. He soon added a Sunday strip, "Our Neighbors, the Ripples", a title eventually shortened to "The Ripples". The Sunday strip was dropped in 1948, but his daily panel continued until 1971. Stephen Becker ("Comic Art in America") commented, "He has never attempted to induce the belly laugh; he feels that

title: Connie (comic strip)

text: Connie (comic strip) Connie is an American adventure comic strip created by the cartoonist Frank Godwin, who introduced a book illustration style to the comics page. The strip ran from 1927 to 1944 for the Ledger Syndicate. "Connie" debuted as a Sunday page on November 13, 1927. (Some sources indicate 1929 as the start date for "Connie".) The strip was syndicated in France as "Cora". The strip evolved as Connie Kurridge went through various situations and occupations, including aviator, stunt pilot, charity worker, reporter and detective. Villains were fooled by her beauty and underestimated her agility and resourcefulness. Comics historian

title: Elvis (comic strip)

text: Elvis (comic strip) Elvis is a Swedish comic strip created in 2000 by Tony Cronstam for the free daily newspaper "Metro", as well as other more local newspapers. Elvis Tonysson, the main character of the comic is a middle-aged man portrayed as a tortoise, who is according to Cronstam loosely based on himself, like most of the recurring characters are based on friends and family. The main plot of the strip is according to Cronstam based on day-to-day annoyances encountered in real life. The plot of the strips published in the daily newspaper usually don't stretch over multiple strips, making

title: Dustin (comic strip)

text: Dustin (comic strip) Dustin is a daily comic strip created by Steve Kelley, and Jeff Parker, editorial cartoonist for "Florida Today". It is carried by King Features Syndicate and debuted on January 4, 2010. "Dustin" won the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip in 2010, and again in 2017 . Focusing on the present boomerang generation and post-2008 recession period, it also deals with varying topics from everyday life and social commentary. "Dustin" was initially planned as a collaboration between Kelley and Steve Breen, who was Kelley's successor as the staff editorial cartoonist of the "San

title: Dustin (comic strip)

text: Big Brother; from time to time. Dustin (comic strip) Dustin is a daily comic strip created by Steve Kelley, and Jeff Parker, editorial cartoonist for "Florida Today". It is carried by King Features Syndicate and debuted on January 4, 2010. "Dustin" won the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip in 2010, and again in 2017 . Focusing on the present boomerang generation and post-2008 recession period, it also deals with varying topics from everyday life and social commentary. "Dustin" was initially planned as a collaboration between Kelley and Steve Breen, who was Kelley's successor as the

title: Garfield (character)

text: "Garfield" strip was published. On Garfield's 25th anniversary in 2003, several strips were featured with him interacting with the version of him from 1978. Garfield frequently gets into many adventures, such as getting stuck in roll-up shades, sparring with mice, and getting locked up in animal shelters. In 2005, Garfield and Jon appeared in several comic strips of Blondie in honor of their 75th anniversary. Garfield got excited because he didn't have to think. There was an earlier Blondie crossover on the Garfield strip published April 1, 1997 and vice versa, as part of the comic strip switcheroo. Garfield was

title: BONZZO (comic strip)

text: BONZZO (comic strip) BONZZO The Comic Strip is a comic strip created by John Rivas. Rivas describes "BONZZO" as a young likable adult facing life with a child's mentality. His comic strip represents our daily lives, as well as reminds us of ideas, happy events and how we filtered each moment in our lives. “Bonzzo comes from a character I had to promote my advertising agency. The concept went from there, until I took it to the graphic stage of a comic strip. Fernando Roque helped me with the illustrations”, Rivas said. Since then, Bonzzo went from an inanimate object,

title: The Ambassador (comic strip)

text: The Ambassador (comic strip) The Ambassador is a short-lived newspaper comic strip created by Otto Soglow in 1933. In 1931, Soglow introduced his Little King character in "The New Yorker". William Randolph Hearst was determined to see "The Little King" syndicated by his own King Features Syndicate, but contractual obligations prevented the transfer of the strip. Soglow solved the conflict by selling Hearst a temporary, nearly-identical strip: "The Ambassador". When Soglow's contract with "The New Yorker" expired in 1934, "The Little King" was able to immediately resume as a King Features Sunday strip on September 9 of that year, only

title: Monty (comic strip)

text: bumbling bachelor who's unlucky in work and love, is the star of the strip. Explains Meddick, "I've tried to create the comic strip equivalent of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The name 'Monty' is a nod to the influence that show had on my humor. In my cartoon just about anything can happen — this way, the ideas and characters always stay fresh." Several strip collections have been published: Monty (comic strip) Monty is an American comic strip created, written and illustrated by cartoonist Jim Meddick. The comic strip began as "Robotman" in 1985. It originally depicted the exploits of a

title: Crock (comic strip)

text: Crock (comic strip) Crock is an American comic strip created by Bill Rechin and Brant Parker depicting the French Foreign Legion. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip began in 1975 and ended in May 2012. , it appeared in 250 newspapers in 14 countries. Don Wilder took over the writing duties in 1976 as Parker returned his focus to "The Wizard of Id". Following the death of Bill Rechin in May 2011, the strip was drawn by Kevin Rechin and written by Bob Morgan, who is Rechin's brother-in-law. Publication of new "Crock" strips ended with the May 20, 2012,

title: Belvedere (comic strip)

text: Belvedere (comic strip) Belvedere is a single panel comic strip created by George Webster Crenshaw which ran from 1962 to 1995. The star of the strip is a white dog with black spots. As of at least 2009, reprints of the strip were distributed by Johansen International Features. Belvedere is one of three pets who belong to a married couple, Orville and Emma. The others are Jezebel, a cat, and Chi-Chi, a talking bird. Belvedere never talks, but he is very intelligent and somehow makes his thoughts and desires known. He is very spoiled and causes lots of problems for

title: The Garfield Show

text: characters return too. Jon, Odie, Arlene, Nermal, and more return in the new series as well." The show features very loose continuity and is set in a different universe to the previous Garfield cartoon: "Garfield and Friends". However the show sometimes makes references to the previous one. Unlike the previous cartoon, Liz is now considered a main character and has official relationship with Jon to reflect their current status in the comic strip. "The Garfield Show" also reestablishes Arlene as Garfield's potential love interest, as in the comic strip, replacing Penelope from the previous cartoon; despite being touted as a

title: Memory Banks (comic strip)

text: died because he forgot to keep breathing. Mark Bennington has also drawn Go Compare for The Dandy and Jungle Jane, Captain Crook, and Fission Chips for Lucky Bag Comic. Memory Banks (comic strip) Memory Banks was the name given to a comic cartoon strip created by Mark Bennington, which appeared in "Whizzer and Chips" and then went on to appear in "Buster". The cartoon strip was about a boy called Bernie Banks, who had a very bad memory. The name of the strip was an ironic and sarcastic take on this. Despite several tricks tried by himself and other people,

title: Garfield Gets Real

text: appears to be a suburban town inhabited by cartoon characters (known as Comic Strip World). Garfield and the gang work at Comic studios with other comic characters. The comic strip is made in Comic Strip world, and sent to "The Real World" where it is made in the newspaper. Garfield is tired of the same old jokes his friends crack and is bored with life in Comic Strip World and longs to go to The Real World. The Comic Strip requires a bone for Odie, but Odie does not want to give back the bone, and looks for a place

title: The Neighbors (comic strip)

text: a gently humorous reminder of something that has probably happened to his reader will suffice." Clark received the National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award in 1961. The Neighbors (comic strip) The Neighbors was an American gag-a-day comic strip, created by George Clark which ran from 1939 to 1971. Clark launched "The Neighbors" in 1939 with the Chicago Tribune-New York Daily News Syndicate. Similar to his earlier "Side Glances", it explored subtle aspects of middle-class family humor. He soon added a Sunday strip, "Our Neighbors, the Ripples", a title eventually shortened to "The Ripples". The Sunday strip was dropped in

title: Herman (comic strip)

text: All characters are rendered in Unger's unique style as hulking, beetle-browed figures with pronounced noses and jaws, and often sport comically understated facial expressions. An earlier strip, "Herman", created by Clyde Lamb, published from 1949 through 1966, had no relation to Unger's strip. While there is no apparent continuity to the daily panels, there are several recurring themes: Several collections of the comic strip were printed. Unger received the National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1982 and 1987 for his work on the strip. Herman (comic strip) Herman was a comic strip written and drawn by Jim Unger.

title: Opus (comic strip)

text: peacefully with a mother rabbit watching over him. The 2015 revival of the "Bloom County" comic strip reveals that Opus is still alive, only that he has been unconscious the past 25 years and that the events of "Opus" and "Outland" were all an elaborate dream sequence. In numerous interviews before launching "Opus", Berke Breathed stated his hopes that the strip would help reinvigorate the medium of newspaper comics. He criticized many modern strips, especially "Garfield", for lacking expressive artwork or original humor. In an interview appearing in the April 2007 issue of "Texas Monthly", Breathed announced that he planned

title: Connie (comic strip)

text: Don Markstein commented: In "The World Encyclopedia of Comics", Maurice Horn wrote: The first year of the daily strips were reprinted in "Connie: A Complete Compilation: 1929-1930" (1977) by Hyperion Press. The strips were reprinted in "Famous Funnies", published by Eastern Color Printing. They were later collected by Pacific Comics Club in 2009-2010. Connie (comic strip) Connie is an American adventure comic strip created by the cartoonist Frank Godwin, who introduced a book illustration style to the comics page. The strip ran from 1927 to 1944 for the Ledger Syndicate. "Connie" debuted as a Sunday page on November 13, 1927.

title: Brickman (comic strip)

text: Brickman (comic strip) Brickman is a humour comic strip and character created by UK cartoonist Lew Stringer. A parody of Batman, the spoof features the adventures of zillionaire Loose Brayne and his partner Tina Trowel who fight crime in Guffon City, fighting villains such as the Poker, the Mad Cobbler and Gnat-Woman. The strip's humour uses heavy amounts of puns, sight gags and absurdism. The strip began in the fanzine "After Image" No.3 in 1979, before moving on to other small press fanzines and minicomics. "Brickman" then turned up in his own title published by short-lived UK independent Harrier Comics

title: Drabble (comic strip)

text: the same way. He and Ralph constantly argue and compete contentiously. Brtny: A girl at Norman's college who seems to have a crush on him. She communicates through texting. Norman appears to like her as well. Norma: A young woman about Norman's age whom he always bumps into when he wishes he could meet the perfect girl. After several false starts they finally get together. Nicknamed "Echo" for her similarities to Norman. Drabble (comic strip) Drabble is an internationally syndicated comic strip that appears in about 200 newspapers. Kevin Fagan created the strip in 1979 and still remains the sole

title: Blondie (comic strip)

text: announced the opening of the first of his Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes that summer in Clearwater, Florida, and the comic strip characters discussed the notion of Dagwood opening his own sandwich shop. The official Dagwood sandwich served at Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes has the following ingredients: three slices of deli bread, hard salami, pepperoni, cappicola, mortadella, deli ham, cotto salami, cheddar, Provolone, red onion, green leaf lettuce, tomato, fresh and roasted red bell peppers, mayo, mustard, and a secret Italian olive salad oil. Blondie (comic strip) Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed

title: BONZZO (comic strip)

text: The 2012 Communicator Awards received over 6,000 entries from ad agencies, interactive agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers, design firms, and public relations firms, all of whom are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (or IAVA for its acronym). BONZZO (comic strip) BONZZO The Comic Strip is a comic strip created by John Rivas. Rivas describes "BONZZO" as a young likable adult facing life with a child's mentality. His comic strip represents our daily lives, as well as reminds us of ideas, happy events and how we filtered each moment in our lives.

title: Sesame Street (comic strip)

text: Sesame Street (comic strip) Sesame Street is a nationally syndicated comic strip inspired by "Sesame Street". Written and drawn by veteran Sesame animator Cliff Roberts, the earliest concept art was created in 1970, and by 1971, a promotional booklet was created as the comic entered the market, courtesy of King Features. The strip debuted on November 15, 1971, in more than 175 newspapers, and ran until 1975. The strip, which ran both daily and on Sundays, was conceptually similar to the series in its pedagogical goals, but, in the first two years of the strip, conspicuous by the absence of

title: The Comic Strip

text: Travellers Cheques", "Strike", "G.L.C.", "Gino", "Susie", "Mr Jolly Lives Next Door", "Spaghetti Hoops", "Red Nose of Courage", "Bullshitters", "Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown", "Gregory Diary of a Nutcase", "The Crying Game", "Four Men in a Car" (revised edit) and "Four Men in a Plane" The Comic Strip The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel

title: The Comic Strip

text: The Comic Strip The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle, with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane, Lanah P and others. Two double acts, Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall under the name "20th Century Coyote" and Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson as "The Outer Limits", started performing at

title: Swamp (comic strip)

text: Swamp (comic strip) Swamp is a comic strip created by Australian Gary Clark. It was first published in 1981 in the Sunshine Coast Daily. According to Clark, the inspiration and model for this strip was the creeks and lagoons in a bushy suburban Brisbane where he grew up in the 1960s. He describes the strip as a "down-to-earth look at a bewildered society thriving in an ever-increasing complex world." The popular characters in the comic strip are : Ding Duck, Wart & Mort Frog, Old Man Croc, Bob the Crayfish, The Dung Beetles, Air Traffic Controller, The Ants, The Bludgerigar.

title: Swamp (comic strip)

text: cost saving measure, but remains syndicated elsewhere. Swamp (comic strip) Swamp is a comic strip created by Australian Gary Clark. It was first published in 1981 in the Sunshine Coast Daily. According to Clark, the inspiration and model for this strip was the creeks and lagoons in a bushy suburban Brisbane where he grew up in the 1960s. He describes the strip as a "down-to-earth look at a bewildered society thriving in an ever-increasing complex world." The popular characters in the comic strip are : Ding Duck, Wart & Mort Frog, Old Man Croc, Bob the Crayfish, The Dung Beetles,

title: Home and Away (comic strip)

text: Home and Away (comic strip) "Home and Away" was a syndicated comic strip written and drawn by Steve Sicula. It was syndicated nationally by the Washington Post Writers Group from 2003 to 2015. Sicula created "Home and Away" around age 40, after four or five other comic strips were rejected by publishers. It began in 2003. The comic strip ceased publication in August 2015. The strip is about the Szwyk family. Sam (the father) is a telecommuter who is also in charge of many of the household chores, which he does with varying degrees of success. Sandy (the mother) is

title: Memory Banks (comic strip)

text: Memory Banks (comic strip) Memory Banks was the name given to a comic cartoon strip created by Mark Bennington, which appeared in "Whizzer and Chips" and then went on to appear in "Buster". The cartoon strip was about a boy called Bernie Banks, who had a very bad memory. The name of the strip was an ironic and sarcastic take on this. Despite several tricks tried by himself and other people, he would always fail to remember something important which is what provided the main plot of each strip. In the final issue of "Buster", it was revealed that he

title: The Barn (comic strip)

text: himself). Vertis then sends the artwork to Creators Syndicate in Los Angeles where it is checked for spelling and punctuation errors before sending the final product to subscribed papers. The Barn (comic strip) The Barn is a comic created by Canadian cartoonist Ralph Hagen and syndicated by Creators Syndicate starting in October, 2008. While the strip has a number of characters, the humor of the strip is based on the daily adventures, mishaps, and/or dialogue between a curious sheep named Rory and a sarcastic bull named Stan. Storylines mimic the everyday experiences of their human captors. The setting is a

title: The Barn (comic strip)

text: The Barn (comic strip) The Barn is a comic created by Canadian cartoonist Ralph Hagen and syndicated by Creators Syndicate starting in October, 2008. While the strip has a number of characters, the humor of the strip is based on the daily adventures, mishaps, and/or dialogue between a curious sheep named Rory and a sarcastic bull named Stan. Storylines mimic the everyday experiences of their human captors. The setting is a farm yard next door to a veterinary clinic, where Stan and Rory usually spend time with the owner and vet, Brenda. After 25 years working in the Chevron oilfields

title: 91:an (comic strip)

text: Halland. Originally all the characters wore the blue uniform with brass buttons (possibly a late 19th-century model), but when it was replaced by a more modern uniform in 1939 the new uniform was applied to all characters but 91:an, who kept the outdated version. Since then the uniform of the Swedish army has been changed in 1959 and 1990, but has not resulted in any changes in the uniforms used in the comic strip. Note: links are in the Swedish language. 91:an (comic strip) 91:an (Eng: "№ 91") is a popular Swedish comic strip, first created in 1932 with the

title: Comic strip formats

text: strips. Most people who casually read the Sunday comics are not aware that they are missing several panels of a strip if their newspaper runs it as a "third". A few comic strips were designed to be run as "thirds", for example, "Steve Canyon", the early "Garfield" and "On Stage" (except for the last few years of its run). These strips are complete in the third of a page format, and they are cropped and rearranged in the half-page, tab or full-page format. Other strips, such as "The Amazing Spider-Man" and the current "Alley Oop" are drawn in the third-of-a-page

title: Garth (comic strip)

text: Gordon Boshell were the originators of the Garth character. Dowling wanted to create a British adventure comic strip, and took inspiration from the American comic strips "Superman", "Flash Gordon" and "Terry and the Pirates". Dowling and Boshell took on 15-year-old John Allard to work on "Garth", who stayed with the strip for its entire lifetime. After 59 adventures Dowling retired and handed "Garth" over to Allard, which he carried on until 1971 when Eagle comics' Dan Dare artist, Frank Bellamy, took over the art with Allard writing the scripts. "Garth's" longevity had been established by Don Freeman, who created almost

title: Sesame Street (comic strip)

text: largely pre-literate television audience. However, many strips were pure comedy, revolving around the characters' eccentricities and foibles. Sesame Street (comic strip) Sesame Street is a nationally syndicated comic strip inspired by "Sesame Street". Written and drawn by veteran Sesame animator Cliff Roberts, the earliest concept art was created in 1970, and by 1971, a promotional booklet was created as the comic entered the market, courtesy of King Features. The strip debuted on November 15, 1971, in more than 175 newspapers, and ran until 1975. The strip, which ran both daily and on Sundays, was conceptually similar to the series in

title: Red Barry (comic strip)

text: Red Barry (comic strip) Red Barry was a detective comic strip created by Will Gould (1911–1984) for King Features. The strip about two-fisted undercover cop Barry began Monday, March 19, 1934, as one of several strips introduced to compete with "Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould (no relation). Comics historian Rick Marschall labeled "Red Barry" as "one of the most individualistic strips of all time." In 1929, Gould began as a sports cartoonist for the "Bronx Home News" where he also drew the comic strip "Felix O'Fan". For the "New York Graphic" he created "Asparagus Tipps". Relocating to California in 1930,

title: Jane (comic strip)

text: perform on the front line. Chrystabel explained: The content of the act varied due to restrictions set in by local censors. Jane (comic strip) Jane was a comic strip created and drawn by Norman Pett exclusively for the British tabloid newspaper "The Daily Mirror" from 5 December 1932 to 10 October 1959. Jane was born when artist Norman Pett made a wager that he could create a comic strip as popular to adults as the strip "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" was to children. Originally Pett's wife Mary modelled for him, but in the late 1930s, she abandoned modelling in pursuit

title: Marvin (comic strip)

text: Marvin (comic strip) Marvin, later called Marvin & Family, is a daily newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Tom Armstrong and distributed in the U.S. by Hearst's King Features Syndicate. Debuting in 1982, it revolves around the life and times of a young baby boy named Marvin, along with his parents, Jeff and Jenny Miller, and their dog Bitsy. In 1989, CBS aired a special, "Marvin, Baby of the Year." Cartoonist Tom Armstrong debuted the seven-days-weekly comic strip "Marvin" on Sunday, August 1, 1982. Originally distributed by North America Syndicate, it later went through Hearst's King Features Syndicate. The strip

title: Jane (comic strip)

text: Jane (comic strip) Jane was a comic strip created and drawn by Norman Pett exclusively for the British tabloid newspaper "The Daily Mirror" from 5 December 1932 to 10 October 1959. Jane was born when artist Norman Pett made a wager that he could create a comic strip as popular to adults as the strip "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" was to children. Originally Pett's wife Mary modelled for him, but in the late 1930s, she abandoned modelling in pursuit of golf. Pett then teamed up with Chrystabel Leighton-Porter whom he met while she was modelling for a class in Birmingham

title: Farmageddon (comic strip)

text: the show and its rights returned to Bushnell & Fraser. Fast forward to 2006. After further development the project has been renamed as Farmageddon and is being developed by Niel's animation studio, Qurios Entertainment as a 3D project. From January 2011 the Farmageddon comic strip began to be re-printed on the Birmingham Mail's website as part of the Speech Balloon page. Farmageddon (comic strip) Farmageddon started life in 1991 as a comic strip called 'The Funny Farm' and was created by Niel Bushnell & Gordon Fraser. Bushnell & Fraser were friends from school and both wanted careers as comic artists.

title: Winthrop (comic strip)

text: Winthrop (comic strip) Winthrop is an American syndicated newspaper comic strip that was published between 1966 and 1994, created and produced by cartoonist Dick Cavalli. The series—which derived its comedy from a group of children's nonchalantly world-wise observations—evolved from Cavalli's earlier strip, "Morty Meekle", which featured adult characters. Gag cartoonist Dick Cavalli—whose work appeared in magazines including "The Saturday Evening Post" and "Collier's"—had achieved such popularity by 1956 that "Writer's Digest" observed he had "risen to the top faster than any other cartoonist in the business." On January 9 of that year, Cavalli launched Newspaper Enterprise Association's syndicated comic strip

title: Drabble (comic strip)

text: Drabble (comic strip) Drabble is an internationally syndicated comic strip that appears in about 200 newspapers. Kevin Fagan created the strip in 1979 and still remains the sole writer and artist. The strip centers on the Drabble family. In the mid-1990s, the strip was nearly pulled from the "Boston Herald". A grassroots effort, spearheaded by Robert S. Frisiello, Jr. convinced the paper to keep the strip running. Ralph: The father of the family, he worked initially as a pro-wrestler, and later as the original mall cop. Ralph has been working as a retirement village security guard and in August 2011

title: Tiger (comic strip)

text: Tiger (comic strip) Tiger was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Blake. It ran from May 3, 1965 until the spring of 2003. Launched May 3, 1965, the strip about a group of suburban boyhood pals was distributed by King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers worldwide at its peak. Blake drew the strip until he was 85, two years before his death on December 26, 2005. Asked if he could continue to produce the strip, Blake told an interviewer, "Sure, I could keep doing it. But I can’t. I’ve had enough." After Blake retired, the strip continued to

title: Quincy (comic strip)

text: Quincy (comic strip) Quincy is an American syndicated newspaper comic strip published from 1970 to 1986, created and produced by cartoonist Ted Shearer. The series, about an African-American boy being raised by his grandmother in Harlem, was one of the earliest mainstream comic strips to star an African American in the lead role, following "" (1968-1974) and "Luther" (1969-1986). Another predecessor, "Wee Pals" (1965- ), features an African-American among an ensemble cast of different races and ethnicities. The comic strip "Quincy", starring a 9- or 10-year-old African-American title character being raised by his grandmother in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, debuted on

title: The Norm (comic strip)

text: The Norm (comic strip) The Norm is an American comic strip by Michael Jantze. It ran in newspapers, syndicated by King Features Syndicate, from 1996 until 2004 when Jantze removed the strip from syndication to develop it as an online comic strip and television series. "The Norm 4.0" rebooted in January 2015 and appears every Monday at GoComics. A book collection of the earlier color Sunday work is in print in English and other books and magazines are available in English, Swedish and Spanish by resellers. Norm: The title character is Norman, who, with very few exceptions, is always referred

title: Winnie the Pooh (comic strip)

text: as part of a "classics" package. Winnie the Pooh (comic strip) Winnie the Pooh is a comic strip based on the characters created by A.A. Milne in his 1920s books, which ran from June 19, 1978, until April 2, 1988. Based on the Disney adaptations of the characters, the strip was written by Don Ferguson and drawn by Richard Moore, although the feature was usually billed as "by Disney." To the established cast of characters, Ferguson and Moore added Sir Brian and the Dragon, inspired by characters from Milne's poetry. The strip originally was syndicated by King Features. Up until

title: Winnie the Pooh (comic strip)

text: Winnie the Pooh (comic strip) Winnie the Pooh is a comic strip based on the characters created by A.A. Milne in his 1920s books, which ran from June 19, 1978, until April 2, 1988. Based on the Disney adaptations of the characters, the strip was written by Don Ferguson and drawn by Richard Moore, although the feature was usually billed as "by Disney." To the established cast of characters, Ferguson and Moore added Sir Brian and the Dragon, inspired by characters from Milne's poetry. The strip originally was syndicated by King Features. Up until April 2010, Creators Syndicate offered reprints

title: Garfield

text: brother on the farm. This results in week-long comical displays of stupidity by Jon and his family, and their interactions. There is a comic strip where Jon's brother Doc Boy is watching two socks in the dryer spinning and Doc Boy calls it entertainment. On the farm, Jon's mother will cook huge dinners; Garfield hugs her for this. Jon has a grandmother who, in a strip, kicked Odie; Garfield subsequently hugged her. Jon's parents have twice visited Jon, Garfield, and Odie in the city. Jon's father drove into town on his tractor (which he double-parked) and brought a rooster to

title: Thorn (comic strip)

text: was limited to 500 copies. The characters featured in "Thorn" were prototype versions of the "Bone" characters. They were: Thorn (comic strip) Thorn was a college comic strip created by Jeff Smith at the Ohio State University. In 1982, Jeff Smith enrolled at the Ohio State University to study cartooning. During his time there, he wrote and illustrated "Thorn". The eponymous heroine was modeled after his future wife, Vijaya Iyer, who he met at the University. The Bone cousins, Fone Bone and Phoney Bone, were based on his childhood drawings. In 1983, a compilation, currently out of print, titled "Thorn:

title: Thorn (comic strip)

text: Thorn (comic strip) Thorn was a college comic strip created by Jeff Smith at the Ohio State University. In 1982, Jeff Smith enrolled at the Ohio State University to study cartooning. During his time there, he wrote and illustrated "Thorn". The eponymous heroine was modeled after his future wife, Vijaya Iyer, who he met at the University. The Bone cousins, Fone Bone and Phoney Bone, were based on his childhood drawings. In 1983, a compilation, currently out of print, titled "Thorn: Tales From The Lantern" was published, and was limited to 1,000 copies. In 1986, Smith submitted some strips to

title: Smitty (comic strip)

text: Cupples & Leon reprint books, comic books and sheet music for the song "Smitty". The Smitty tin toy is valued at more than $1000. Berndt won a Reuben Award in 1969 for "Smitty". Smitty (comic strip) Smitty was a newspaper comic strip created in the early 1920s by Walter Berndt. Syndicated nationally by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, it ran from November 29, 1922, to 1973 and brought Berndt a Reuben Award in 1969. The strip featured young office boy Smitty, his six-year-old brother Herby, his girlfriend Ginny and his dog Scraps. Other characters were Smitty's boss, Mr.

title: Brevity (comic strip)

text: Publishing Brevity (comic strip) Brevity is a single-panel newspaper comic strip created by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry, and currently drawn by Dan Thompson. "Brevity" originally began on Comics Sherpa (a site which helps beginning comic strips make their work public over the web). It debuted in 55 newspapers on January 3, 2005. Today, "Brevity" is published in over 130 newspapers in the USA and Canada. There are currently four published collections and one treasury. In the past few years GoComics.com has allowed visitors to submit comments on each strip. There are four collections and one treasury published by Andrews

title: Brevity (comic strip)

text: Brevity (comic strip) Brevity is a single-panel newspaper comic strip created by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry, and currently drawn by Dan Thompson. "Brevity" originally began on Comics Sherpa (a site which helps beginning comic strips make their work public over the web). It debuted in 55 newspapers on January 3, 2005. Today, "Brevity" is published in over 130 newspapers in the USA and Canada. There are currently four published collections and one treasury. In the past few years GoComics.com has allowed visitors to submit comments on each strip. There are four collections and one treasury published by Andrews McMeel

title: Uti vår hage (comic strip)

text: Uti vår hage (comic strip) Uti vår hage (, named after a Swedish folk song) is a Swedish comic strip, created by Krister Petersson. It originally appeared in "Svenska Serier" in 1981. It then began a long run in "" (1983 - December 2001). On 5 December 2002 "Uti vår hage" became a bi-monthly comic, published by Egmont. It also ran briefly as a daily strip in "Dagens Nyheter". The main character is Faló, an immature and self-righteous man in his mid-30s who lives in the small, fictional Swedish town of Mjölhagen, loosely based on a town in Småland. Lacking

title: Mickey Finn (comic strip)

text: Mickey Finn (comic strip) Mickey Finn was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was syndicated to newspapers from 1936 to 1976. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama. It was adapted to a 400-page Little Big Book and was reprinted in several comic book series throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Distributed by the McNaught Syndicate, cartoonist Lank Leonard's "Mickey Finn" debuted as a daily strip on Monday, April 6, 1936. The Sunday strip, which eventually focused on the supporting character of Uncle Phil, began on May 17 of that same year. Leonard

title: Dolly Dimples (comic strip)

text: Dolly Dimples (comic strip) Dolly Dimples was a syndicated comic strip character created by early American female cartoonist Grace Drayton who appeared in various William Randolph Hearst/King Features Syndicate publications. Over the period 1903 to 1933 she was known by the various names "Toodles" (1903–1904), "Dottie Dimple" (1908–1911), "Dimples" (1914–1918), and finally "Dolly Dimples" (1928–1933). King Features' archivist dates the character's debut as March 22, 1903, although at that point she was called Toodles, as part of the strip "Naughty Toodles", which ran from 1903 to 1904. An analog character appeared in two non-Hearst strips, "The Adventures of Dolly Drake

title: Crock (comic strip)

text: the fort. "Crock" is featured in the Universal Studios Florida theme park, Islands of Adventure, where Crock's fort is part of the "Toon Lagoon" attraction. Crock (comic strip) Crock is an American comic strip created by Bill Rechin and Brant Parker depicting the French Foreign Legion. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip began in 1975 and ended in May 2012. , it appeared in 250 newspapers in 14 countries. Don Wilder took over the writing duties in 1976 as Parker returned his focus to "The Wizard of Id". Following the death of Bill Rechin in May 2011, the strip

title: Pogo (comic strip)

text: November 2011. Pogo (comic strip) Pogo is the title and central character of a long-running daily American comic strip, created by cartoonist Walt Kelly (1913–1973) and distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp of the southeastern United States, the strip often engaged in social and political satire through the adventures of its anthropomorphic funny animal characters. "Pogo" combined both sophisticated wit and slapstick physical comedy in a heady mix of allegory, Irish poetry, literary whimsy, puns and wordplay, lushly detailed artwork and broad burlesque humor. The strip's content was intended for both children and adults. The strip

title: Pogo (comic strip)

text: Pogo (comic strip) Pogo is the title and central character of a long-running daily American comic strip, created by cartoonist Walt Kelly (1913–1973) and distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp of the southeastern United States, the strip often engaged in social and political satire through the adventures of its anthropomorphic funny animal characters. "Pogo" combined both sophisticated wit and slapstick physical comedy in a heady mix of allegory, Irish poetry, literary whimsy, puns and wordplay, lushly detailed artwork and broad burlesque humor. The strip's content was intended for both children and adults. The strip earned Kelly

title: Smitty (comic strip)

text: Smitty (comic strip) Smitty was a newspaper comic strip created in the early 1920s by Walter Berndt. Syndicated nationally by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, it ran from November 29, 1922, to 1973 and brought Berndt a Reuben Award in 1969. The strip featured young office boy Smitty, his six-year-old brother Herby, his girlfriend Ginny and his dog Scraps. Other characters were Smitty's boss, Mr. Bailey, and the Indian guide, Little Moose. Berndt based the strip on his own experience as an office boy, recalling, "I learned the tricks, shenangians and schemes of an office boy and became

title: Lance (comic strip)

text: Lance (comic strip) Lance was an American comic strip notable as one of the last of the full-page strips. Created and self-syndicated by artist Warren Tufts, it ran from June 5, 1955 to May 29, 1960. "Lance" premiered on Sunday, June 5, 1955, or Sunday, August 5, 1956 Launching in approximately 100 newspapers, was self-syndicated by artist Warren Tufts, creator of the previous strip "Casey Ruggles". (sources differ). Originally formatted like "Prince Valiant", with text in captions but minus word balloons, it eventually switched to using word balloons. The last full page was #85. After that, the strip appeared in

title: Tiger (comic strip)

text: an additional nomination in 1998. Comics artist Joe Kubert said of Blake, "I know his work, and I've always enjoyed it. He was a wonderful artist and a wonderful cartoonist." Tiger (comic strip) Tiger was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Blake. It ran from May 3, 1965 until the spring of 2003. Launched May 3, 1965, the strip about a group of suburban boyhood pals was distributed by King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers worldwide at its peak. Blake drew the strip until he was 85, two years before his death on December 26, 2005. Asked if

title: Claire Voyant (comic strip)

text: was torpedoed by a U-boat. The strip was carried by the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate and appeared in many national dailes. Some of the strips were later reprinted in comic book format by Standard Comics with covers by Jack Kamen. After the strip was dropped by the "Sun-Times" syndicate, there were no further appearances. Claire Voyant (comic strip) Claire Voyant was an American syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Jack Sparling. The strip premiered on May 10, 1943, in the New York newspaper "PM", and continued until 1948. Her name is a pun on the French expression "clair-voyant", which means fortune