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Garfield
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.
Popeye
Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appearing on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the lead character, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular properties during the early 1930s. Popeye became the suitor of longtime Thimble Theatre star Olive Oyl, and Segar introduced new supporting characters such as adopted son Swee'Pea and friend J. Wellington Wimpy, as well as foes like the Sea Hag and
Peanuts
Peanuts (briefly subtitled '''''featuring "Good ol' Charlie Brown"''') is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip originally ran from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. Peanuts'' is regarded as one of the most popular and influential comic strips in history, with 17,897 strips published in all, making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being". At the time of Schulz's death in 2000, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of roughly 355 million across 75 countries, and had been
Betty Boop
animated cartoon character
Calvin and Hobbes
comic strip by Bill Watterson
The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams are an eccentric old-money clan who delight in the macabre and the grotesque and are seemingly unaware or unconcerned that other people find them bizarre or frightening. The Addamses' view in seeing their family life and interests as normal was a basis for the satire and comedy. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in The New Yorker between 1938 and their creator's death in 1988. They have since appeared in other media, such as television, film, video games, comic books, a musical, and merchandise.
Dilbert
Dilbert is an American comic strip which was written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title character. It has led to dozens of books, an animated television series, a video game, and hundreds of themed merchandise items. Dilbert Future and The Joy of Work are among the best-selling books in the series. In 1997, Adams received the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award and the Newspaper Comic Strip Award for his work. Dilbert appears online and a
Flash Gordon
hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip
The Yellow Kid
comic strip
The Phantom
comic strip
Hägar the Horrible
1973 American comic strip by Dik Browne
Little Nemo
US early 20th century comic strip
Krazy Kat
comic strip
Charlie Chan
fictional character
Buck Rogers
science fiction hero
Mandrake the Magician
comic strip created by Lee Falk
The Katzenjammer Kids
1897–2006 American comic strip
The Shadow
fictional character
Dick Tracy
American comic strip starting 1931
Fritz the Cat
fictional character created by Robert Crumb
Dennis the Menace
US comic strip
Prince Valiant
1937 comic strip by Hal Foster
Blondie
American comic strip starting 1930
Spy vs. Spy
comic strip
Beetle Bailey
comic strip
Rip Kirby
1946-1999 American comic strip
Zits
comic strip
Bringing Up Father
1913-2000 American comic strip
Life in Hell
comic strip
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
Comic strip
Doonesbury
Doonesbury is a comic strip by American cartoonist Garry Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of an array of characters of various ages, professions, and backgrounds, from the President of the United States to the title character, Mike Doonesbury, who has progressed over the decades from a college student to a youthful senior citizen.
Mutt and Jeff
1907-1983 American comic strip
The Boondocks
American comic strip (1996–2006)
Spirit
fictional character
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
1971-1997 American comic book
Pogo
American comic strip
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
American comic strip starting 1919
Kewpie doll
Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by American cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Waltershausen, Germany, beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early 20th century.
Li'l Abner
1934-1977 American comic strip by Al Capp
Little Lulu
1935-1944 American comic strip
Terry and the Pirates
1934-1976 American comic strip
Hi and Lois
comic strip
Baby Blues
American comic strip
The Wizard of Id
American comic strip
B.C.
comic strip created by Johnny Hart
Happy Hooligan
1900–1932 American comic strip
Nancy
American comic strip launched in 1938
Liberty Meadows
American comic strip
Brick Bradford
1933-1987 American comic strip
Tim Tyler's Luck
adventure comic strip
Marmaduke
Marmaduke is a newspaper comic strip revolving around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke, drawn by Brad Anderson from November 15, 1954 to 2015.
Polly and Her Pals
Comic strip
Gasoline Alley
American comic strip created by Frank King
Mutts
daily comic strip created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994
Secret Agent X-9
comic strip
Red Ryder
1938–1965 American comic strip
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
2005 film
Johnny Hazard
American comic strips
Brenda Starr, Reporter
comedy-drama-romance comic strip published 1940-2011
Bloom County
American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed