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tv star collector
11-05-2007, 04:20 PM
What are your favorite newspaper comics of all time (they can be either
funny or serious and past or present)? Mine include:

B.C. (1958-present)
Barney Google & Snuffy Smith (1919-present)
Beetle Bailey (1950-present)
Blondie (1930-present)
The Born Loser (1965-present)
Brenda Starr (1940-present)
Bringing Up Father (a.k.a. Maggie & Jiggs; 1913-present)
Calvin & Hobbes (1985-1995)
Curtis (1988-present)
Dennis the Menace (1951-present)
Dick Tracy (1931-present)
Family Circus (1960-present)
Ferd'nand (1947-present)
Fox Trot (1988-present)
Frank & Ernest (1972-present)
Freckles & His Friends (1915-1973)
Garfield (1978-present)
Gasoline Alley (1918-present)
Grin and Bear It (1932-present)
Hagar the Horrible (1973-present)
Hi and Lois (1954-present)
Joe Palooka (1930-1984)
Li'l Abner (1934-1977)
The Lockhorns (1968-present)
Marmaduke (1954-present)
Mother Goose & Grimm (1984-present)
Mutt & Jeff (1907-1983)
Nancy (1938-present)
Peanuts (1950-2000)
Pogo (1948-1975, 1989-1993)
Prince Valiant (1937-present)
Rose Is Rose (1984-present)
Shoe (1977-present)
Short Ribs (1958-1982)
Smilin' Jack (1933-1973)
Smitty (1922-1974)
Smokey Stover (1935-1973)
Steve Canyon (1947-1988)
Tank McNamara (1974-present)
Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973)
They'll Do It Every Time (1929-present)
Thimble Theatre (starring Popeye; 1919-present)
Tumbleweeds (1965-present)
Wizard of Id (1964-present)
Ziggy (1971-present)

I used to like Cathy, Dilbert, Doonesbury, and For Better or For Worse. But
none of them, to me, are as funny as they used to be. What struck me
in compiling this list is that some of these strips have been around for
many, many DECADES; whereas a television show is lucky if it lasts maybe
two or three seasons.

80s_Fan
11-05-2007, 04:22 PM
I have two favorites that I read everyday: "Garfield" & "Zits".
I used to read more than that a long time ago but, now it's only those two.

AB
11-05-2007, 05:27 PM
Garfield
Marmaduke
For Better Or For Worse
The Family Circus
Hagar The Horrible
Blondie
Peanuts
The Lockhorns
Bettle Bailey
Zits
Mutts
Foxtrot
Crankshaft
Hi & Lois
Baby Blues
Dennis The Menace

Courtnee
11-05-2007, 05:30 PM
Cyanide & Happiness > those.

OH Nuts!
11-05-2007, 10:25 PM
Dilbert & Family Circus

bingbangbaby
11-05-2007, 10:31 PM
Prince Valiant (1937-present)
So someone really does read that one...

Here's what I like:

Archie and the Gang
Beetle Bailey
Blondie
Dennis the Menace
Family Circus
For Better or For Worse
Garfield
Hi and Lois
Marmaduke
Peanuts
Shoe
Ziggy

Mikado
11-05-2007, 11:09 PM
Now were talking my territory ;)

To start off, the greatest comic of all time, Krazy Kat (1919-1944) George Herriman and the rest of my faves:
Dennis the Menace (1951-)Hank Ketcham
Peanuts (1950-2000)Charles Shulz
Bringing up father (AKA Jiggs and Maggie) (1913-2000)Geo. McManusThimble Theatre (AKA Popeye the Sailor) (1919-)Elsie Segar
Blondie (1930-) Murat (Chic) Young
Calvin & Hobbes (1985-1995) Bill Waterson
Bloom County (1980-1989) Berke Breathed
B.C. (1958-) Johnny Hart
Broom Hilda (1970- ) Russell Myers
Dick Tracy (1931-) Chester Gould
Henry (1932-) Carl Anderson
Ferd'nand (1947-) Mi'k
Gasoline Alley (1918-) Frank King
Li'l Abner (1934-1977) Al Capp
Marmaduke (1954-present) Brad Anderson
Nancy (1938-present) Ernie Bushmuller
Wizard of ID( ) Brant Parker
They'll Do It Every Time (1929-) Jimmy Hatlo
Present faves.....
For Better or for Worse(1979- ) Lynn Johnston
Luann (1985- ) Greg Evans
Chickweed Lane ( 1993-) Brooke McEldowney

Kristen
11-05-2007, 11:48 PM
I love "Zits," "Ziggy," "Garfield," "Luann," "Family Circus" and "One Big Happy." Oh, and "The Lockhorns." Comics are great, hehe.

dawsongirl
11-05-2007, 11:51 PM
Cyanide & Happiness > those.
I love that one. Not Kris' so much...Rob's are my favorite.

Jonathan
11-05-2007, 11:54 PM
Garfield and Peanuts. I like older ones. :)

dawsongirl
11-05-2007, 11:55 PM
I read all my comics at www.comics.com. The ones in our paper stink.

Brevity
Diesel Sweeties
F Minus
The Meaning of Lila
Off the Mark
Pearls Before Swine
Pickles
Bizarro (which unfortunately isn't at comics.com)

AKA
11-06-2007, 12:03 AM
Of all time? Let's see:

1.) Peanuts (Charles M. Schulz) [1950-2000]
2.) Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) [1985-1995]
3.) The Far Side (Gary Larson) [1980-1995]
4.) FoxTrot (Bill Amend) [1988-present]

catlover79
11-06-2007, 12:26 AM
Garfield, Peanuts, Blondie, Mother Goose & Grimm, BC, Family Circus...I could go on and on. Great topic!!

Yooch
11-06-2007, 12:36 AM
Dennis the Menace
Family Circus
Fusco Brothers (Great comic, but I haven't seen it lately)

Leigh Ann
11-06-2007, 05:09 PM
I used to read the comic section in the paper every Sunday, until they got rid of some of my favorites. I liked Peanuts, Nancy, and Ziggy.