Missed It: Loose Parts’ 25th
In the 1990s Dave Blazek and John Gilpin were working for the Philadelphia Inquirer when they thought it would be…
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Ach, 125 Years of Those Katzenjammer Kids – Updated, Now a First and Last(?) Entry
The original December 12, 2022 item: The Katzenjammer Kids first appeared December 12, 1897. Above: the first issue of The…
Another Quentin Blake Honor = Senior Stripper
Famed British illustrator Sir Quentin Blake has many honors – as detailed in his entry at the Lambiek Comiclopedia: Throughout…
The Charles Schulz Centennial in the News
Portrait by Pete McDonnell for The Petaluma Argus Courier From NPR: Cartoonist Charles Schulz died in February 2000, the night…
Some Schulz Centennial Celebrations
Was thinking to hold onto these Charles M. Schulz/Peanuts articles until the actual 100th anniversary of his birth (November 26),…
A Happy 90th to Lee Lorenz (belated)
Belatedly we welcome cartoonist Lee Lorenz to our Senior Strippers club. Michael Maslin notified us (for some reason our notebook…
Sergio Aragonés: MAD’s Oldest Active Idiot
… Aragonés contributed to a special edition of MAD, publishing Tuesday, that marks the magazine’s 70th anniversary. The special edition…
A September Saturday and Such
We mentioned it earlier this month, but Mark Parisi waited until the actual anniversary of Off The Mark to celebrate….
Lucien De Gieter Joins TDC’s Senior Strippers Club
Lucien De Gieter, born September 4, 1932, turns 90 today and becomes one of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers. Lucien’s…
2022 San Diego Comic Con Souvenir Bookazine
The 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego ends today, but the memories can last a lifetime with the 2022 Souvenir…
Sparky Schulz Centennial Celebration – July Notes
Later this year will be the 100th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s birthday. AP photo “Peanuts” was America’s favorite…
25 Years of Zits
On July 7, 1997 Baby Blues writer Jerry Scott and editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman introduced 15-year-old Jeremy Duncan to newspaper…
25 Years: Graeme MacKay & The Hamilton Spectator
Editorial cartoonist Graeme MacKay celebrates his 25th anniversary with The Hamilton Spectator. … this week marks the 25 year milestone…
Mike Manley Returns to Judge Parker This Month
Informed sources tell me that Mike Manley will return to the Judge Parker daily art chores before the end of…
Senior Strippers – 2022 Edition
Around mid-year we update our Senior Strippers list with a birthday of a cartoonist around this time. However there are…