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.
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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.
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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).
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The comic strip in comic strip inclination continued today with
Adam @ Home by Rob Harrell
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and Ziggy by Tom Wilson,
© Ziggy and Friends, Inc.
whlile Steenz joins Wilson in the meta-verse with her Heart of the City.
© Andrews McMeel
Just seemed an inordinate amount of Funnies in the Funny Pages over the last two days.