The Sunday Doonesbury @ 50
G. B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury debuted October 26, 1970. The daily, that is.It took another five months for the first Sunday…
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Lily Renée Part of ACF-NY Exhibit
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is pleased to announce the presentation of Three with a Pen: Lily Renée, Bil…
An Al Jaffee Centennial Celebration
Everywhere around the world they’re dancing in the street, ’cause it’s Al Jaffee‘s birthday! Michael Cavna, at…
Mort Gerberg and The Big 9-0 (and 6-0)
Mort Gerberg is celebrating a 90th birthday, born March 11, 1931 (yeah, we’re a day late). Also this year he…
Animator/Director Gerald Potterton Turns 90
Happy 90th Birthday to animator and director Gerald Potterton. Most famous for directing the animated Heavy Metal movie from 1981,…
Happy 100th Birthday Skeezix!
100 years ago today in Gasoline Alley (from the New York Daily News): Over the years Jim Scancarelli has used…
Longest Running Comic Character at 120 Years
The St. Louis Post Dispatch has regularly featured the Weatherbird on its front page since 1901. Since February 11, 1901…
A Handful of Updates
Henry Martin A little drawing appeared around Reunions in 1983. It showed a smiling tiger strolling into Murray-Dodge Hall to…
The Al Jaffee Project – Audience Participation
Sam Viviano has devised a wonderful project for the world. Next month (March 13) is Al Jaffee‘s 100th birthday and…
January 7 Comic Strip Anniversaries
A number of comic strips debuted on January 7. 1900 (not the first strip) 1929© Dille Co. 1929©…
Calvin and Hobbes 35th
November 18, 1985 saw… …the introduction of one of the greatest comic strips of all time. With 125 years of…
Happy Birthday Rupert Bear, a Comic Centennial
Rupert characters are © & ™ Express Newspapers & DreamWorks Newspaper comic features that are still appearing in newly produced…
Doonesbury at 50, part 2
Was a bit shocked at the lack of articles noting the 50th anniversary of Doonesbury. Surprisingly Ultimate Classic Rock featured…
Paul F. Gray Joins the Senior Strippers Club
A(nother) belated notice that Paul Frank Gray is now a dues-paying member of the Senior Strippers club. We wish the…
Featuring Good Seventy-year-ol’ Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown remains my favorite Peanuts character. Peanuts and the characters are © Peanuts Worldwide LLC Seventy years after its…