First And Last: Tim Tyler’s Luck
Among the comic strips that became public domain this year was Tim Tyler’s Luck by Lyman Young. From Don Markstein:…
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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…
First & Last: Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies
The news of a new collection of Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies comic strip, which ran in The Village Voice…
No More Real Life Adventures – Update
Update: Gary and Lance returned for one final original cartoon to say goodbye to their fans on November 17. original…
75 Years Ago: Newspaper Pogo Debuts
Eighty-one years ago Walt Kelly introduced the world to Pogo Possum in a comic book. For the next five years…
90 Years Ago: Smilin’ Jack On The Wing
Zack Mosley had been working for Dick Calkins on Buck Rogers and Skyroads for years. In 1933 he developed his…
Curley Wee and Wayback Whensday
Among its attractions and achievements Liverpool England is, according to Wikipedia, “an important cultural centre within the United Kingdom, incorporating…
Cathy the Cartoonist, Cathy the Comic Strip
The Dayton Daily News a couple days ago: For more than three decades beginning in the mid-1970s, Dayton-born cartoonist Cathy…
Fred Basset 1963 – 2023 (maybe)
Fred Basset has been in rerun status for nearly two months. A week after celebrating its 60th anniversary the comic…
Ella by Nathan Archer 2020 – 2023
Ella, Nathan Archer’s weekly comic strip for The Tallahassee Democrat, ended earlier this year. Nathan Archer had been a regular…
Just Another Wayback Whensday
The Phantom and The Muppets from the 1980s; Paul Bunyan from the early 20th Century, comic strip lettering from later…
Ginger Meggs 1921 – 2023
After a continuous newspaper run of 102 years the Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs has ended. The strip began November…
First and Last: Agnes by Tony Cochran – Updated: Tony Responds
Original July 3rd post – This is a really late addition to our 2022 Departures list. Agnes by Tony Cochran…
Firsts and Lasts: The Daily Flash Gordon
Thirty years ago, mid-1993, a Flash Gordon story comes to an end. And with the end of the story comes…
Cartoonist Gets Her Final Resting Place
Linda Walter, cartoonist for the Susie Q. Smith comic panel and strip among others, died 14 years ago and since…