June 11, 1934: Enter Mandrake the Magician – A First and Last Entry
Ninety years ago Lee Falk began his 65 years in comic stripping by writing and drawing the first two weeks…
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The Phantom By the Numbers
The 21st Phantom Mike Manley has returned to The Daily Phantom today with a new story. And though I can…
CSotD: Monday Morning Mirth
Best way to shut me up is to draw the perfect cartoon. Too Much Coffee Man has done just that….
A Fine Spring Sunday in The Funnies
Among our pointing to comics from the past few days we will also note some news stories related to recent…
The Not-So-Bizarro World of Dan & Wayno
From Dan Piraro: I successfully raised two children to adulthood who, until recently, I called my daughters. But in the…
Mr Mayor – New Local Cartoonist
In this week’s paper, you will notice a few feature on our opinion page: a new comic strip called ‘Mr….
CSotD: Welcome to the World of Amusement
(Thank you, Clifford Berryman) Pearls Before Swine (AMS) makes an excellent point, though there’s more to it. If you go…
Mallard Fillmore, 30 Years a King Comic
Mallard Fillmore by Bruce Tinsley made its King Features syndicated debut 30 years ago today. Since the Comics Kingdom archives…
Wayback Whensday – Han Ola og han Per
There is no better portrayal of the assimilation of early Houston County [Minnesota] Norwegian emigrants into American culture and society…
Connecticut Toonist in King Features Court
Ray Billingsley, creator of Curtis, is featured in a three minute segment on News 12 Connecticut. “Curtis allows me to…
Comic Strips Back to the Future
Yesterday’s, today’s, and tomorrow’s comic strips. Old Spanish comic strip is new Comics Kingdom comic strip. Goomer by Ricardo Antonino…
CSotD: Funny But Not Necessarily Silly
This Carpe Diem (KFS) wouldn’t be funny if everybody lined up their cars properly in parking lots, and so the…
Comics From The Alley
No, not Hogan’s Alley. the alley is the monthly newspaper of the Phillips Community in Minneapolis, and for years they…
On the Road to Becoming a Cartoonist; or, The Sandra Bell-Lundy Story
I still can’t believe I’ve spent my working life creating a comic strip for a living. There is nothing else…
Sunday Lines of Type
What is the significance of Mr. Gabriel using the old-fashioned linotype to print his sheet? Is Mr. Gabriel a muckraking…