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Tiger (comic Strip)
''Tiger'' was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Blake. It ran from May 3, 1965 until 2004. Publication history Launched May 3, 1965, the strip about a group of suburban boyhood pals was distributed by King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers worldwide at its peak. Blake drew the strip until he was 85, two years before his death on December 26, 2005. Asked if he could continue to produce the strip, Blake told an interviewer, "Sure, I could keep doing it. But I can’t. I’ve had enough." After Blake retired, the strip continued to appear as reprints, and as of December 2005, according to the syndicate, ''Tiger'' was running in more than 100 newspapers in 11 countries. Characters and story ''Tiger'' followed a gag-a-day format and was designed to appeal to both adults and children. It centered on a scrappy group of school-aged kids in an unidentified, middle-class neighborhood. Parents and teachers were occasionally referred to, but no adult was ever pictured. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Blake
Julian W. BlakeSocial Security Death Index listing for Blake, Julian W., Social Security Number 111-12-0357 (February 13, 1918 – December 26, 2005) was an American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip '''', about a group of suburban boyhood pals. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, ''Tiger'' began May 3, 1965. At its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |