''Cap Stubbs and Tippie'' is a syndicated newspaper

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created by the cartoonist

Edwina Dumm Frances Edwina Dumm (1893 – April 28, 1990) was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip '' Cap Stubbs and Tippie'' for nearly five decades; she is also notable as America's first full-time female editorial cartoonist. She used her middle name f ...

that ran for 48 years, from August 21, 1918, to September 3, 1966.Goulart, Ron. ''The Funnies:100 years of American comic strips''. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., 1995. (p. 110) At times the title changed to ''Tippie & Cap Stubbs'' or ''Tippie''.

Publication history

After Dumm's strip about the young Cap and his dog Tippie debuted August 21, 1918, in an Ohio newspaper, ''The Columbus Monitor'', she moved to New York City and ''Cap Stubbs and Tippie'' was syndicated by the

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. Starting November 25, 1934, the Adams service partnered with

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to produce a ''Tippie'' Sunday page.Cap Stubbs and Tippie
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from the original on April 9, 2012. The Sunday strip ended in 1966. When the George Matthew Adams Service went out of business in 1965, Dumm's strip was picked up by The Washington Star Syndicate. Dumm continued to write and draw ''Tippie'' until her 1966 retirement (which brought the strip to an end).Jay, Alex
"Ink-Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay: Edwina Dumm,"
''Stripper's Guide'' (August 16, 2016): "''American Newspaper Comics'' said Edwina’s ''Cap Stubbs and Tippie'' began in 1918 from the George Matthew Adams Service which syndicated the strip to May 29, 1965. The Washington Star Syndicate handled the strip to September 3, 1966."

Characters and story

The strip focused on a young boy, Joseph "Cap" Stubbs, and his dog, Tippie. The many adventures of Cap and Tippie led to the discomfort of his parents and his grandmother, Sara Bailey, who clearly doted on the boy despite the fact that his high energy and general boyishness constantly drove her to distraction.

Reception

Discussing ''Cap Stubbs and Tippie'', comics historian

Ron Goulart Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Con ...

stated that Dumm "drew in a warm, homey style and was especially good with animals."

Reprints

In 2013,

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reprinted one year of the strip (1945) in their '' LoAC Essentials'' line of books.

References

External links

Ohio Historical Society ''Timeline'': "The Lady Cartoonist: Edwina Dumm," by Lucy Shelton Caswell, June•July 1989 (Volume 6/Number 3)
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