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Luann – From Early Teenager to Young Lady in 40 Easy(?) Years

Luann by Greg Evans 40th

Greg and Karen Evans and Luann fans around the world are celebrating forty years of the comic strip.

On Sunday March 17, 1985 a thirteen year old Luann began appearing on comics pages.

Luann by Greg Evans – March 17, 1985

Greg and Karen have a few celebratory items at their Luann Fan site.

A rejection letter one year before Luann debuted at another syndicate

“How Luann Begann” is Greg telling how his dream of becoming a syndicated cartoonist developed.

Luann at 13, Luann at 53

“How Luann Begann” presents the original art from the first week of the daily comic strip and then elsewhere Greg and Karen reimagine that first week with Luann and Bernice as 53 year old adults.

Check it all out at LuannFan.com

The evolution of Luann

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