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.
10.17.1914: Jerry Siegel, who, with Joe Shuster, co-created Superman as a comic book hero, is born. Superman later appeared in a newspaper comic strip titled, appropriately, Superman.
10.17.1920: John Prentice is born in Whitney, Texas. He took over Rip Kirby (1946-1999) following the death of creator Alex Raymond. Prentice received a Newspaper Comic Strip award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1966 and again in 1967 and 1986.
10.17.1943: In Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), Col. Flip Corkin, U.S. Army Air Forces, lectures newly commissioned fighter pilot Terry Lee on "The Pilot's Creed.” Corkin emphasized the need to consider all those who developed and maintain his plane, remember those killed in the war to date, and respect military bureaucracy. The episode was read aloud in Congress and entered into the Congressional Record.
10.17.1959: Created by Sidney Smith, The Gumps draws to a close after a 42-year run. The strip focused on the domestic lives of an ordinary family, the Gumps.
10.17.1920: John Prentice is born in Whitney, Texas. He took over Rip Kirby (1946-1999) following the death of creator Alex Raymond. Prentice received a Newspaper Comic Strip award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1966 and again in 1967 and 1986.
10.17.1943: In Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), Col. Flip Corkin, U.S. Army Air Forces, lectures newly commissioned fighter pilot Terry Lee on "The Pilot's Creed.” Corkin emphasized the need to consider all those who developed and maintain his plane, remember those killed in the war to date, and respect military bureaucracy. The episode was read aloud in Congress and entered into the Congressional Record.
10.17.1959: Created by Sidney Smith, The Gumps draws to a close after a 42-year run. The strip focused on the domestic lives of an ordinary family, the Gumps.
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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