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.
11.26.1922: Charles M. Schulz (nicknamed Sparky), the creator of Peanuts, is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The National Cartoonists Society gave him its coveted Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1955 and 1964. In 1962, the same society also honored him with a Newspaper Comic Strip award.
11.26.1928: Jane Arden, an internationally syndicated comic strip, premieres. The title character was a report who served as a prototype for the likes of Lois Lane and Brenda Starr.
11.26.1962: Inspired by the popular TV show, Ben Casey debuts as a daily comic strip. A Sunday feature was added two years later, but both died in 1966.
11.26.2001: Bill Hinds kicks off Cleats, which features a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they deal with being on or supporting a soccer team. The comic ran for nine years.
11.26.2006: Newspapers stop running reruns of Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks, which supposedly went on “hiatus” in March, 2006, but never returned.
11.26.1928: Jane Arden, an internationally syndicated comic strip, premieres. The title character was a report who served as a prototype for the likes of Lois Lane and Brenda Starr.
11.26.1962: Inspired by the popular TV show, Ben Casey debuts as a daily comic strip. A Sunday feature was added two years later, but both died in 1966.
11.26.2001: Bill Hinds kicks off Cleats, which features a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they deal with being on or supporting a soccer team. The comic ran for nine years.
11.26.2006: Newspapers stop running reruns of Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks, which supposedly went on “hiatus” in March, 2006, but never returned.
11.26.2022: Dozens of cartoonists across the country celebrate the 100th birthday of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, by including tributes in their comics.
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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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