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That was the day Gasoline Alley entered history as the first comic strip in which the characters aged normally. ( Hairbreadth Harry had grown up in his strip, but stopped aging in his early 20s.) The baby, named Skeezix ( cowboy slang for a motherless calf), grew up, fought in World War II, and is now a retired grandfather.
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Take Barney Google, for Instance, [1] [note 1] is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, [3] the strip has gained a large international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries. The initial appeal of the strip led to its adaptation ...
The daily Gasoline Alley strips of February 14–15, 1921, are added on The Sunday Funnies' editorial page to show the arrival of Skeezix as a newborn baby on the doorstep of Walt Wallet. Also featured in the third section is an essay by Cochran, "The Vanishing Newspaper", decrying libraries' destruction of newspapers once they had been ...
Moon Mullins is an American comic strip which had a run as both a daily and Sunday feature from June 19, 1923, to June 2, 1991. Syndicated by the Chicago Tribune/New York News Syndicate, the strip depicts the lives of diverse lowbrow characters who reside at the Schmaltz (later Plushbottom) boarding house. The central character, Moon (short for ...
Gasoline Alley. Moores moved to Florida when he was hired by Frank King in 1956 to assist him on the Gasoline Alley dailies. King's former assistant Bill Perry had taken over doing the Sunday strip in 1951. Moores' signature began to appear on the strip in 1964, and when King died in 1969, Moores assumed writing and drawing duties for the daily ...
Frank Oscar King (April 9, 1883 – June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Gasoline Alley. In addition to innovations with color and page design, King introduced real-time continuity in comic strips by showing his characters aging over generations. Born in Cashton, Wisconsin, King was the older of the two sons ...
Gasoline Alley (comic strip) is a comic strip by Frank King, first published in 1918. Gasoline Alley (radio series), a 1931–49 radio series based on the eponymous comic strip. Gasoline Alley (1951 film), an American comedy film. Corky of Gasoline Alley, its sequel released the same year. Gasoline Alley (album), a 1970 album by Rod Stewart, or ...
Died. February 13, 1995. (1995-02-13) (aged 89) Area (s) Cartoonist. Notable works. Gasoline Alley. William Miles Perry (September 26, 1905 – February 13, 1995) was an American cartoonist, known as an assistant on, and later a primary artist for, the Gasoline Alley comic strip.