Blondie (comic strip)

Blondie
Blondie logo, featuring Dagwood, Blondie, Daisy, son Alexander, and daughter Cookie.
Author(s)Chic Young (1930–73)
Dean Young (1973–present)
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch dateSeptember 8, 1930 (1930-09-08)
Syndicate(s)King Features Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor, gag-a-day

Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930.[1] The success of the strip, which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to the long-running Blondie film series (1938–1950) and the popular Blondie radio program (1939–1950).

Chic Young wrote and drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young. A number of artists have assisted on drawing the strip over the years, including Alex Raymond, Jim Raymond, Paul Fung Jr., Mike Gersher, Stan Drake, Denis Lebrun, Jeff Parker, and (since 2005) John Marshall.[2] Despite these changes, Blondie has remained popular, appearing in more than 2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and translated into 35 languages. From 2006 to 2013, Blondie had also been available via email through King Features' DailyINK service.[3]

  1. ^ "Blondie". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Harvey, R.C. (September 13, 2012). "Hare Tonic: Chic's Blondie". The Comics Journal.
  3. ^ "Torstar Syndication". Tsscontent.ca. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

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