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.
12.3.1949: Frank Miller, the 51-year-old creator of Barney Baxter in the Air (1936-1950), dies in Daytona Beach, Florida.
12.3.1983: The daily Star Trek strip, which debuted in 1979 along with a Sunday strip, is canceled one year after the Sunday installment ended.
12.3.1991: Alex Graham, the Scottish cartoonist who created Fred Basset, dies at 78. The strip premiered in Britain in 1963 and is now syndicated around the world.
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.
12.3.1983: The daily Star Trek strip, which debuted in 1979 along with a Sunday strip, is canceled one year after the Sunday installment ended.
12.3.1991: Alex Graham, the Scottish cartoonist who created Fred Basset, dies at 78. The strip premiered in Britain in 1963 and is now syndicated around the world.
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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