Celebrating the Schulz Centennial This Month
What was the original name of the Peanuts comic? The Peanuts comics have become one of the most popular comic…
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60 Years of Ant Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and Larry
Sixty years ago, on June 5, 1962, Marvel Comics introduced the4th, 5th, and 6th super heroes of The Marvel Age…
The William Heath Robinson Sesquicentennial
From the Heath Robinson Museum: William Heath Robinson is an artist whose work, whether in his well known humorous…
USPS Reveals Charles Schulz Centennial Stamps
The United States Postal Service announced some new editions to their 2022 stamp program. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service…
Phoebe (and Her Unicorn) is 10
Phoebe Howell is celebrating her tenth birthday this week. A celebration that corresponds with the 10th anniversary of Heavenly Nostrils…
Out Our Way – Born 100 Years Too Soon
J. R. (James Robert) Williams’ Out Our Way panel first appeared in newspapers on March 20, 1922, 100 years ago…
Washashores by John Andert – Silver Anniversary
Not many local comic strips last 25 years, but Washashores by John Andert did – and does. The Provincetown Banner…
Josep Marti – Senior Stripper
We are a week late in honoring Spanish cartoonist Josep Marti who was born February 28, 1932 and is now…
Wiley Interviewed on 30 Years of Non Sequitur
Happy 30 years to Non Sequitur, Wiley Miller‘s wry look at the absurdities of everyday life. Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur debuted…
Following Non Sequitur for 30 Years
We were going to set up an anniversary post for Wednesday but Wiley beat us to the punch with…
100 Years Ago – Them Days Is Gone Forever
Sentimentality for the good old days is not a new emotion. On February 13, 1922 Al Posen with his Them…
75 Years Ago – Steve Canyon Debuts
Milton Caniff finds his horizons unlimited as Steve Canyon debuts January 13, 1947. The first eight dailies and the…
When Jim Met Greg – A Sally Forth 40th Flashback
With the Sally Forth comic strip celebrating its 40th anniversary today (and all week), cartoonist Jim Keefe is taking the…
100 Years Ago the Monthly Comic Book Appears
Comic books had appeared long before 1922, but that was the year a comic book appeared on a regular periodic…
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…
… Stephan Pastis got the pig to say: Pearls Before Swine made its newspaper debut on December 30, 2001. As…