American
cartoonists and writers may not have invented the comic strip, but some
argue that the comics, as we know them today, are an American creation.
Clearly, the United States has played an outsize role in the
development of this underappreciated art form.
11.7.1902: Ed Dodd, the creator of Mark Trail, is born in Lafayette, Georgia. His strip launched in 1946, and is still running.
11.7.1934: In Blondie, the full name of Alexander Bumstead, born earlier this year to Blondie and Dagwood, is revealed: Alexander Hamilton Bumstead.
11.7.1943: The Batman and Robin strip adds a Sunday feature.
11.17.1958: Frank O’Neal unveils Short Ribs as a daily strip, followed by a Sunday strip in 1959. He turned the comic over to an assistant in 1973. The strip ended in 1982.
11.7.1988: Bill Hoest, creator of The Lockhorns, dies at 62. Launched in 1968, the comic about a perpetually squabbling husband and wife remains in syndication.
11.7.2005: Phil Dunlap’s Ink Pen, a strip about an employment agency for out-of-work cartoon characters, starts its seven-year run.
11.7.2015: Kit ’n’ Carlyle, by Larry Wright, is discontinued. The cartoon, which ran for 35 years, focused on a woman (Kit) and her cat (Carlyle).
11.7.1934: In Blondie, the full name of Alexander Bumstead, born earlier this year to Blondie and Dagwood, is revealed: Alexander Hamilton Bumstead.
11.7.1943: The Batman and Robin strip adds a Sunday feature.
11.17.1958: Frank O’Neal unveils Short Ribs as a daily strip, followed by a Sunday strip in 1959. He turned the comic over to an assistant in 1973. The strip ended in 1982.
11.7.1988: Bill Hoest, creator of The Lockhorns, dies at 62. Launched in 1968, the comic about a perpetually squabbling husband and wife remains in syndication.
11.7.2005: Phil Dunlap’s Ink Pen, a strip about an employment agency for out-of-work cartoon characters, starts its seven-year run.
11.7.2015: Kit ’n’ Carlyle, by Larry Wright, is discontinued. The cartoon, which ran for 35 years, focused on a woman (Kit) and her cat (Carlyle).
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| The Lockhorns |
Most of the information listed here from one day to the next comes from two online sites -- Wikipedia, and Don Markstein's Toonopedia -- as well as 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. Note that my focus is on American newspaper comic strips (and the occasional foreign strip that gained popularity in the United States). Thus, comic books and exclusively online comics are not included here.
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