Featuring Hägar the Horrible, Dick Tracy, Prince Valiant, The Amazing Spider-Man, Caspar Milquetoast, and Milt Gross; with a special appearance by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Hägar the Horrible debuts above: A rare look at the Sunday color debut of Dik Browne’s Hägar the Horrible courtesy of Larry Levine. Dick Tracy Deaths Rare on the […]
Just hours after The Daily Cartoonist and others celebrated the 90th birthday of Sal Buscema the family released the news that Sal had passed away a few days ago.Silvio (Sal) Buscema January 26, 1936 – January 24, 2026From the funeral home obituary: Silvio “Sal” Buscema, 89, of Gainesville, Virginia, went to be with Jesus on […]
Marvel comic book artist Sal Buscema, born January 26, 1936, joins our Senior Strippers club today.Sal is one of a few remaining creators from The Silver Age (1960s) of Marvel comic books. With the help of big brother John Sal started his Marvel career in 1968 by inking but was soon laying out and pencilling […]
Super Power SundaySeems we had some children exhibiting super powers in the Sunday comics. Clayton reveals his superpower to little sister Katy in Adam @ Home. While we may be witnessing the rise of the most powerful being in the Comics Kingdom universe. A couple months ago we saw Olive exhibit some kind of ESP […]
Comic book writer and editor Jim Shooter has passed away. James Charles (Jim) Shooter September 27, 1951 – June 30, 2025it is being reported that comic book writer, editor, and publisher Jim Shooter has passed away. Comic book writer Mark Waid informed the world on his Facebook page: RIP Jim Shooter, 1951-2025. I’ve just received […]
A new Sunday story in The Phantom means a new title panel by Sunday artist Jeff Weigel. A big, wonderful Prince Valiant panel by Thomas Yeates as Val and company begin their own new adventure.Current Popeye cartoonist Randy Milholland has some fun with the present status of the comic strip of new Sundays and daily […]
With cartoonists Carol Lay, Ali Fitzgerald, Andrea Beizer, Bill Bettwy, Colleen Doran, G. B. Trudeau, Paul and Brad Anderson, Jeff and Bil Keane, Larry Lieber, and Gilbert Shelton and Ted Richards (with Willy Murphy and Gary Hallgren).Reading Room: Comics For Earth In 1952 the lead character in cartoonist Walt Kelly’s popular “Pogo” comic strip found […]