Funny Books and Funny Pages Synchronicity

D. D. Degg April 20, 2022 1 minute 0 comments

Comic strips yesterday and today seems to have jumped the gun on National Cartoonists Day.

Superheroes were the theme for today’s comics.

Rex Morgan, M.D. has recently started a story about a costumed vigilante, but today
Terry Beatty took it a step further showing a trio of self-appointed cos-playing do-gooders.


© North American Syndicate

Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers show actual superhero comic books in Funky Winkerbean.

 
© Batom, Inc.

Liniers shows faux film superheroes in Macanudo.

 
© Liniers

Vic Lee showcases a superhero from another planet in Pardon My Planet.

  
© Vic Lee

At Mt. Pleasant Rick McKee and Kent Sligh have Ella investigating how to become a superhero.


© Rick McKee & Kent Sligh

As shown in Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson even the reruns feature comic books today.

 
© Richard Thompson

And Wayno, in Dan Piraro‘s Bizarro, has some Thing in the panel.

 
© Bizarro Studios

Don Wimmer previewed today’s comic book theme with yesterday’s Rose is Rose.

 
© UFS Inc.

As did Brian Basset with Red and Rover
(though, as today shows, that is a normal part of Red’s life and comic strip).

 
© Brian Basset

Back to Bizarro but turning the clock back to yesterday when comic strips were the theme.

Wertham was right!

 
© Bizarro Studios

Yesterday Robb Armstrong has Klondike Ike cartoonist Vic Van Streck mentioned in JumpStart.

 
© Ruff Sketch, Inc.

John Rose has Loweezy voice an excellent idea in Barney Google and Snuffy Smith.

 
© King Features Syndicate

Jim Scancarelli is guest starring Dick Tracy in Gasoline Alley this week,
but yesterday the detective is referenced as a comic strip character (as I see it).