One hundred years ago in the pages of The New York Daily News … The world, or New York anyway, was introduced to the spunky Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. Not too far in the future Annie would meet “Daddy” Warbucks and, off and on, be a part of his household. Within a month […]
Fifty years ago today former football player Tank McNamara made his debut as a TV news sportscaster. Seven days later, August 12, 1974, Tank McNamara by Jeff Millar and Bill Hinds made his first Sunday appearance. Tank McNamara was one of the first dozen comics distributed by the new(ish) Universal Press Syndicate. Ten years ago, […]
French cartoonist André Juillard has passed at the age of 76. André was a prolific cartoonist and perhaps best known for his historical comic books. He was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême in 1996. The prize is considered the most prestigious award in Franco-Belgian comics. According to Lambiek website, André was a […]
Our theme starts with today’s Baby Blues (AMS). My first impression was that it was another “overscheduled kids” gag, which is an okay issue in general but has been done and overdone and doesn’t make me laugh anymore. So I flipped past, but then “Wait till your dad gets home” pinged my brain and I […]