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.
12.4.1912: Cliff Sterrett's Polly and Her Pals is launched, initially under the name of Positive Polly. The strip drew to a close in 1958.
12.4.1969: A Boy Named Charlie Brown, an animated comedy-drama film, is released. It was the first of several feature films based on the Peanuts comic strip.
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.
12.4.1969: A Boy Named Charlie Brown, an animated comedy-drama film, is released. It was the first of several feature films based on the Peanuts comic strip.
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| Polly and Her Pals |
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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