United Feature Syndicate (UFS) is a large American editorial column and

comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...

newspaper

syndication Syndication may refer to: * Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system * Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips * Web syndication, ...

service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of

E. W. Scripps Company The E. W. Scripps Company is an American broadcasting company founded in 1878 as a chain of daily newspapers by Edward Willis "E. W." Scripps and his sister, Ellen Browning Scripps. It was also formerly a media conglomerate. The company is he ...

, it was part of

United Media United Media was a large Column (periodical), editorial column and comic strip newspaper print syndication, syndication service based in the United States, owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, that operated from 1978 to 2011. It syndicated 150 comi ...

(along with the

Newspaper Enterprise Association The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) is an editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1902. The oldest syndicate still in operation, the NEA was originally a secondary news ...

) from 1978 to 2011, and is now a division of

Andrews McMeel Syndication Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick) is an American content syndicate which provides syndication in print, online and on mobile devices for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and cartoons and various other c ...

. United Features has syndicated many notable comic strips, including ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

'', ''

Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human ...

'', ''

Li'l Abner ''Li'l Abner'' is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and drawn ...

'', ''

Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title characte ...

'', '' Nancy'', and ''

Marmaduke ''Marmaduke'' is a newspaper comic strip revolving around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke, drawn by Brad Anderson from June 1954 to 2015. Publication history The strip was created by Anderson, and sold to the John F. Dill ...

''.

History

United Feature Syndicate was formed in 1919.Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in ''Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas'' ( ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399."United Feature Syndicate Buys Metropolitan Service From Elser: Both Firms Will Retain Separate Identities, With Elser Remaining as Vice-President — Monte Bourjaily to Direct Both Organizations," ''Editor & Publisher'' (March 15, 1930). Archived a
"News of Yore 1930: Another Syndicate Gobbled,"
''Stripper's Guide'' (May 4, 2010). From 1922 to 1958, United Features was the column, feature (and comics) division of Scripps' United Press Association. Authors syndicated by United Features in its early years included

Frank A. Vanderlip Frank Arthur Vanderlip Sr. (November 17, 1864 – June 30, 1937) was an American banker and journalist. He was president of the National City Bank of New York (now Citibank) from 1909 to 1919, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury from 18 ...

Octavus Roy Cohen Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was an early 20th century American writer specializing in ethnic comedies. His dialect comedy stories about African Americans gained popularity after being published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' and were ada ...

David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for leading the United Kingdom during t ...

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (, 29 January 1867 – 28 January 1928) was a journalist, politician and bestselling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films that were ...

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...

Sinclair Lewis Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was ...

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

Édouard Herriot Édouard Marie Herriot (; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the ...

, and

Heywood Broun Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. (; December 7, 1888 – December 18, 1939) was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, later known as The Newspaper ...

.Hudson, Frederic, Alfred McClung Lee, and Frank Luther Mott. ''American Journalism 1690-1940'', Volume 4 (Psychology Press, 2000), p. 591. It became a dominant player in the syndication market in the early 1930s. In March 1930, United Features acquired the

Metropolitan Newspaper Service Metropolitan Newspaper Service (MNS) was a syndication service based in New York City that operated from 1919 to 1932. At first the syndication service of '' Metropolitan Magazine'', it soon became affiliated with the Bell Syndicate, and then was a ...

(ostensibly from the

Bell Syndicate The Bell Syndicate, launched in 1916 by editor-publisher John Neville Wheeler, was an American syndicate that distributed columns, fiction, feature articles and comic strips to newspapers for decades. It was located in New York City at 247 West 4 ...

). And in late February 1931, Scripps acquired the ''

New York World The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publi ...

'', which controlled the syndication arms of the Pulitzer company:

World Feature Service The ''New York World'' was one of the first newspapers to publish comic strips, starting around 1890, and contributed greatly to the development of the American comic strip. Notable strips that originated with the ''World'' included Richard F. Out ...

and Press Publishing Co. (which unlike other syndicates were owned by the paper rather than being separate entities). The Metropolitan Newspaper Service acquisition brought over the comic strips ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' and ''

Ella Cinders ''Ella Cinders'' is an American syndicated comic strip created by writer Bill Conselman and artist Charles Plumb. Distributed for most of its run by United Feature Syndicate, the daily version was launched June 1, 1925, and a Sunday page foll ...

''. The World Feature Service acquisition brought over the comic strips ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Fritzi Ritz ''Fritzi Ritz'' is an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington. In 1925, the strip was taken over by Ernie Bushmiller and, in 1938, the daily strip evolved into the popular '' Nancy''. The Sunday edition of the strip, begun by Bu ...

'', '' Hawkshaw the Detective'', ''Joe Jinks'', and ''

Little Mary Mixup ''Little Mary Mixup'' was an American comic strip drawn by Robert Moore Brinkerhoff, which ran from January 2, 1918, to February 2, 1957. History ''Little Mary Mixup'' debuted as a gag-a-day strip featuring a mischievous nine-year-old girl. Howev ...

''. From this point, United Features became a successful distributor of newspaper comics, for the first time distributing color

Sunday strips The Sunday comics or Sunday strip is the comic strip section carried in most western newspapers, almost always in color. Many newspaper readers called this section the Sunday funnies, the funny papers or simply the funnies. The first US newspap ...

. An April 1933 article in ''

Fortune Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (1931 film) ...

'' described United Features as one of the "Big Four" American syndicates (along with

King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

Chicago Tribune Syndicate Tribune Content Agency (TCA) is a syndication company owned by Tribune Publishing. TCA had previously been known as the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (CTNYNS), Tribune Company Syndicate, and Tribune Media S ...

, and the

Jeet Heer Jeet Heer is a Canadian author, comics critic, literary critic and journalist. He is a national affairs correspondent for ''The Nation'' magazine and a former staff writer at ''The New Republic''. As of 2014, he was writing a doctoral thesis at Yor ...

, "Crane's Great Gamble", in Roy Crane, ''Buz Sawyer: 1, The War in the Pacific''. Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books, 2011. In 1934, United Features launched its first original strip,

Al Capp Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip ''Li'l Abner'', which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (wi ...

's ''

''. As ''Li'l Abner'''s popularity increased, creator Capp lampooned United Features in his strip-within-a-strip, ''

Fearless Fosdick ''Fearless Fosdick'' is a long-running parody of Chester Gould's ''Dick Tracy''. It appeared intermittently as a strip-within-a-strip, in Al Capp's satirical hillbilly comic strip, ''Li'l Abner'' (1934–1977). Li'l Abner's "ideel" Fearless Fosd ...

'', which featured the abusive and corrupt "Squeezeblood Syndicate."

Robert M. Hall Robert M. Hall (September 27, 1909 – December 21, 1998) was an American media executive, founder of Publishers-Hall Syndicate and later Hall Communications. Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Hall graduated from Brown University in 19 ...

was a sales manager at United Features starting in 1935; he left in 1944 to start the Post Syndicate. From 1936 to 1954, United Feature published their own line of

comic books A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

, using their comic strip features as characters.

Lev Gleason Lev Gleason Publications, founded by Leverett Stone Gleason (1898–1971), was the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including '' Daredevil Comics'', '' Crime Does Not Pay'', and ''Boy Comics''. Backgr ...

, who in the 1940s and 1950s published a number of popular comics titles, was an editor at United Feature in the beginning, including the company's first title, ''Tip Top Comics''. Three United Feature titles published more than 100 issues: ''Tip Top Comics'' (188 issues, Apr. 1936–Sept./Oct. 1954), ''Sparkler Comics'' (120 issues, July 1941–Nov./Dec. 1954), and ''Comics on Parade'' (104 issues, Apr. 1938–Feb. 1955). The company even created its own original superheroes: Iron Vic, Mirror Man, and Spark Man (none of whom caught on). After ending the United Feature comics line in 1954, a few of their titles would be continued by

St. John Publications St. John Publications was an American publisher of magazines and comic books. During the 1947-1958 existence of its comic-book division, St. John established several industry firsts. Founded by Archer St. John, the firm was located in Manhattan a ...

. The rest of their comic book properties were acquired by

Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark"Wh ...

in 1958. In 1968, United Features syndicated about 50 features to 1500 clients. In 1972, United Features Syndicate acquired and absorbed the

North American Newspaper Alliance The North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA) was a large newspaper syndicate that flourished between 1922 and 1980. NANA employed some of the most noted writing talents of its time, including Grantland Rice, Joseph Alsop, Michael Stern, Lothrop S ...

and the

Bell-McClure Syndicate The Bell Syndicate, launched in 1916 by editor-publisher John Neville Wheeler, was an American syndicate that distributed columns, fiction, feature articles and comic strips to newspapers for decades. It was located in New York City at 247 West 43 ...

into its operations. In May 1978 Scripps merged United Feature Syndicate and the

to form United Media Enterprises. United Media continued to syndicate strips under the United Feature Syndicate brand. In 1994, Jim Davis's company,

Paws, Inc. Paws Incorporated, legally known as Paws, Inc., is an American comic studio and production company founded by American cartoonist Jim Davis in 1981 to support the ''Garfield'' comic strips and its licensing. The company was originally located i ...

, purchased the rights to ''

'' (including the strips from 1978 to 1993) from United Features. The strip is currently distributed by

, while rights for the strip remain with Paws. On February 24, 2011, United Media struck a distribution deal with Universal Uclick (now known as

) for syndication of the company's 150 comic strip and news features, which became effective on June 1 of that year. While United Media effectively ceased to exist, Scripps still maintains copyrights and intellectual property rights. The United Feature Syndicate brand still continues to be used on many strips.

United Feature Syndicate comic strips

Current United Features strips

Branded UFS

* ''

Drabble A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length."Winners ...

'' by Kevin Fagan (launched 1979) * ''

F Minus ''F Minus'' is a horizontally oriented single panel comic strip by Tony Carrillo, started when he was a sophomore at Arizona State University. It ran daily in ''The State Press'', an independent newspaper at ASU, from 2002 until 2004, when C ...

'' (launched 2002; entered syndication 2006) * ''

Get Fuzzy ''Get Fuzzy'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. It features Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets, a dog, Satchel Pooch, and a cat, Bucky Katt. While there have been no new co ...

'' by

Darby Conley Darby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the newspaper comic strip ''Get Fuzzy''. Biography Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. While in high school in 1986, he won a student ca ...

(launched 1999) * ''

Health Capsules ''Health Capsules'' is a comic strip syndicated by United Feature Syndicate since February 20, 1961. The comic panel answers reader's health-related questions, accompanied by a humorous illustration. ''Health Capsules'' is currently produced by Br ...

'' originally by Dr. Michael Petti and

Jud Hurd Jud Hurd (1913 – September 14, 2005)Astor, Dave. "Comic Creator and 'Cartoonist Profiles' Editor Jud Hurd Dies," ''Editor & Publisher'' (September 19, 2005). Archived aPolitical Cartoonists Index Accessed Nov. 24, 2018. was a syndicated newspa ...

; then by Bron Smith (launched 1961) * '' Jump Start'' by

Robb Armstrong Robb Armstrong is an African American cartoonist, best known for creating the comic strip '' Jump Start''. His comic strip '' Jump Start'' is the most widely syndicated daily strip by an African American in the world. Early life and education Ar ...

(launched 1989) * '' The Knight Life'' by Keith Knight (launched 2008) * ''

Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lola (fo ...

'' by Todd Clark (2005–present) — acquired from

Tribune Media Services Tribune Content Agency (TCA) is a syndication company owned by Tribune Publishing. TCA had previously been known as the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (CTNYNS), Tribune Company Syndicate, and Tribune Media Se ...

, where it launched in 1999 * ''

'' originally by Brad Anderson (c. 1970–present) — acquired from

National Newspaper Syndicate The National Newspaper Syndicate, originally known as the John F. Dille Co., was a syndication service that operated from 1917 to c. 1984. It was founded by Chicago businessman John F. Dille and specialized in comic strips and gag cartoons. It al ...

where it launched in 1954 * ''

Monty Monty is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague and other similar names. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name or nickname include: First name Nickname * Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), British Secon ...

'' by

Jim Meddick Jim Meddick (born August 1961) is an American cartoonist. While attending Washington University in St. Louis, he won the Chicago Tribune Student Cartoonist Contest for a strip named ''Paperback Writer''. After graduating, in 1983 he became a pol ...

(launched 1985) * '' Nancy'' originally by

Ernie Bushmiller Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. (August 23, 1905 – August 15, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'', which premiered in 1938 and features the title character who has remained ...

(launched 1938) * ''

Prickly City ''Prickly City'' is a daily comic strip originally drawn by Scott Stantis, the editorial cartoonist for the ''Chicago Tribune'', and distributed through United Features Syndicate. The cartoon follows the adventures of Carmen, a young girl of col ...

'' by

Scott Stantis Scott Brian Stantis (born May 2, 1959) is an American editorial cartoonist. Career Stantis is currently the editorial cartoonist for ''The Chicago Tribune''. He began his career with ''The Chicago Tribune'' on September 1, 2009, following the p ...

(launched 2004) * '' Rip Haywire'' by Dan Thompson (launched 2009) * ''

Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...

'' (1989–present) — acquired from

; originally launched 1918 * ''

Rose Is Rose ''Rose Is Rose'' is a syndicated comic strip, written by Pat Brady since its launch on April 16, 1984, and drawn since March 2004 by Don Wimmer. The strip revolves around Rose and Jimbo Gumbo, their son Pasquale, and the family cat Peekaboo. ...

'' originally by Pat Brady (launched 1984) * '' Shortcuts'' by Jeff Harris (launched 1999) * ''

'' originally by

Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship a ...

(1932–2001) — acquired from

where it launched in 1929; in reprints * ''

Uncle Art's Funland ''Uncle Art's Funland'' (also known as ''Funland'' and as ''Uncle Nugent's Funland'') is a long-running syndicated weekly puzzle and entertainment feature originated by Art Nugent (1891–1975). Featuring jokes, riddles, and paper-and-pencil wor ...

'' originally by

Art Nugent Arthur William Nugent (1891 - March 25, 1975), better known as Art Nugent, was an American cartoonist notable for his long-running syndicated puzzle feature, ''Funland'' (aka '' Uncle Art's Funland''), which he drew for four decades. He sometimes ...

(launched 1933) — acquired from

in 1972

Branded Andrews-McMeel

* ''

9 Chickweed Lane ''9 Chickweed Lane'' is an American comic strip written and drawn by Brooke McEldowney for over 25 years, which follows the fortunes of the women of three generations of the Burber family: Edna, Juliette, and Edda. 9 Chickweed Lane is the address ...

'' by

Brooke McEldowney Brooke McEldowney is a writer and musician, known as the creator of the comics '' 9 Chickweed Lane'' and '' Pibgorn''. Life McEldowney was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and grew up in Florida. As a child he regularly drew and made music. He ...

(launched 1993) * ''

Betty Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beat ...

'' by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen (launched 1991) * '' Brevity'', currently by Dan Thompson (launched January 3, 2005) * ''

The Buckets ''The Buckets'' is a comic strip originally created by Scott Stantis. It has been syndicated since 1990, currently by Andrews McMeel Syndication. The comic centers on a suburban family of five; two parents, two boys, Toby, a moody adolescent and ...

'' originally by

(1994–present) — acquired from

where in launched in 1990 * ''

Frazz ''Frazz'' is a syndicated comic strip by Jef Mallett about school custodian Edwin "Frazz" Frazier and the school and students where he works. The strip debuted on 2 April 2001, and , appears in over 250 newspapers and is read by tens of thousan ...

'' by

Jef Mallett Jef Mallett (born 1962) is the creator and artist of the nationally syndicated comic strip ''Frazz''. He attended nursing school as well as EMT training before leaving to pursue his artistic interests. He has a longtime interest in bicycling and ...

(launched 2001) * ''

'' by Jim Davis (June 19, 1978 – 1993; moved to

Universal Press Syndicate Universal Press Syndicate (UPS), a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, was an independent press syndicate. It distributed lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Eb ...

, which is now part of the same company that owns United Features) * ''

Graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

'' by Gene Mora (launched May 3, 2011) * '' Grand Avenue'' originally by

Steve Breen Stephen Paul Breen (born April 26, 1970) is a nationally syndicated cartoonist. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning twice, in 1998 and 2009. Biography He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1988 and attended the Universi ...

; now by Mike Thompson (launched 1999) * ''

KidSpot News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,0 ...

'' by Dan Thompson (launched 2011) * '' KidTown'' by

Steve McGarry Steve McGarry (born 24 January 1953,
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Retrieved 21 December 2018. in

Luann'' by Greg Evans (1996–present) — acquired from

North America Syndicate King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

, where it launched in 1985 * '' Off the Mark'' by

Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of '' Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by Universal Press Syndicate ...

(launched 1987) * ''

Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is an American syndicated comic strip, written by Michael Fry, and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends, who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over, by subu ...

'' by

Michael Fry Michael Fry is an American cartoonist, online media entrepreneur, and screenwriter. He is best known for the syndicated comic strips ''Committed (comic strip), Committed'' and ''Over the Hedge'', the latter of which is a collaboration with T. Lew ...

& T. Lewis (launched 1995) * ''

'' by

Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is wid ...

(1950–2000) — in reprints * ''

Pearls Before Swine A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle (mollusc), mantle) of a living animal shell, shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pea ...

'' by

Stephan Pastis Stephan Thomas Pastis (; born January 16, 1968) is an American cartoonist and former lawyer who is the creator of the comic strip ''Pearls Before Swine''. He also writes children's chapter books, commencing with the release of ''Timmy Failure: ...

(launched 2001) * '' Reality Check'' by Dave Whamond (launched 1995) * '' World of Wonder'' by Laurie Triefeldt (launched 2000)

Former and concluded United Features strips

* ''

Abbie an' Slats ''Abbie an' Slats'' is an American comic strip which ran from July 12, 1937, to January 30, 1971, initially written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn Van Buren. It was distributed by United Feature Syndicate. Publication history ''Abbie an' Slat ...

'' by

and

Raeburn Van Buren Raeburn Van Buren (January 12, 1891 – December 29, 1987) was an American magazine and comic strip illustrator best known for his work on the syndicated ''Abbie an' Slats''. He was familiarly known in the professional comics community as Ray Va ...

(July 12, 1937 – January 30, 1971) * ''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'' by

Edward D. Kuekes Edward Daniel Kuekes (February 2, 1901 – January 13, 1987) was an American editorial cartoonist. Working for the Cleveland, Ohio ''Plain Dealer'', he won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his f ...

and Olive Ray Scott (1934-1935) — based on the

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...

bookDave Strickler, ''Syndicated comic strips and artists, 1924-1995 : the complete index'', Cambria, Cal. :Comics Access, 1995. (p. 150, 172) * ''

Ask Shagg Ask Shagg was a syndicated daily comic strip drawn by cartoonist Peter Guren from 1980 to 2020.Editorial Staff (February 7, 2000). "et cetera...". '' Editor & Publisher''. Pg. 32 It was distributed by Creators Syndicate; it had been distributed b ...

'' by Peter Guren (1980–1995; moved to

Creators Syndicate Creators Syndicate (also known as Creators) is an American independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns to daily newspapers, websites, and other digital outlets. When founded in 1987, Creators Syndicate became one of the few suc ...

)Astor, David (July 29, 1995). "'Shagg' to Creators". ''

Editor & Publisher ''Editor & Publisher'' (''E&P'') is an American monthly trade news magazine covering the newspaper industry. Published since 1901, ''Editor & Publisher'' is the self-described "bible of the newspaper industry." Originally based in New York City, ...

''. Pg. 34 * ''Back Home Again'' by

Ed Dodd Edward Benton Dodd (November 7, 1902 – May 27, 1991) was a 20th-century American cartoonist known for his '' Mark Trail'' comic strip. Early years Born in Lafayette, Georgia to Reverend Jesse Mercer Dodd and Effie Cook Dodd (the artist Lamar D ...

(1930 – 1945) * '' Berry's World'' by Jim Berry (1963 – 2003) *''Billy Make Believe'' by Harry E. Homan (begun 1934; end-date uncertain)

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 ...

, ''Encyclopedia of American Comics''. New York, Facts on File, 1992. (pp. 33-4,37,57,73-74,106,262-263) * ''Biography'' (June 1, 1986–1991) by John Roman (1986–1989) and

Steve McGarry Steve McGarry (born 24 January 1953,
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Retrieved 21 December 2018. in

Buffalo Bill William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ...

'' (1955–1956); an early Western strip about a group called The Boy Rangers * ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Rudolph Dirks Rudolph Dirks (February 26, 1877 – April 20, 1968) was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists, well known for ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' (later known as ''The Captain and the Kids''). Dirks was born in Heide, Germany, to Joh ...

and later John Dirks (1919–1979) — acquired from

in 1931 * ''

Casey Ruggles ''Casey Ruggles'' is a Western (genre), Western comic strip written and drawn by Warren Tufts that ran from May 22, 1949, to October 30, 1955. Publication history The Sunday strip was launched May 22, 1949, and the daily strip on September 19, 19 ...

'' by

Warren Tufts Chester Warren Tufts (December 12, 1925 – July 6, 1982),Chester Tufts

* '' Committed'' by

(1994 – 2006) * ''

Condorito ''Condorito'' (''Little Condor'' in Spanish) is a Chilean comic book and comic strip that features an anthropomorphic condor living in a fictitious town named Pelotillehue—a typical small Chilean provincial town. He is meant to be a representat ...

'' originally by René Pepo Ríos (13 August 1949 – 1993; moved to

) * ''

Cow and Boy ''Cow and Boy'' is a webcomic created by Mark Leiknes. Publication history ''Cow and Boy'' was distributed as a print comic by United Feature Syndicate (UFS), running from January 2, 2006, to December 31, 2012. (While branded with UFS, it was o ...

'' by Mark Leiknes (2006–2012) * ''Cynical Susie'' by

Laverne Harding Emily Laverne Harding (October 10, 1905 – September 25, 1984) was an American animator and cartoonist. Early life Harding was born on October 10th, 1905 to Christians John B. Harding and Pearle W. Harding in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her fam ...

and "Becky Sharp" (Helen Sharp) (1933–c. 1937) * ''Dickey's Dogs'' (also known as ''Buddie and his Friends'', ''Just Dogs'', and then after being acquired by UFS, ''Mr. and Mrs. Beans'' and then ''Buster Beans'') by Robert L. Dickey (July 14, 1919 – July 21, 1940) — acquired in 1930 from

* ''

Diesel Sweeties ''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchi ...

'' by Richard Stevens III (January 2007 – August 2008) — returned to web distribution * ''

'' by

Scott Adams Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American author and cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated ''Dilbert'' comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. ''Dilbert'' gained nation ...

(1989–2011; moved to

Universal Uclick Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick) is an American content syndicate which provides syndication in print, online and on mobile devices for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and cartoons and various other c ...

, where it continues today) * ''The Doings of the Duffs'' originally by

Walter R. Allman Walter Rease Allman (February 27, 1884 – July 8, 1924) was an American cartoonist who created the newspaper gag comic ''The Doings of the Duffs''. The strip was launched on July 30, 1914. Allman's last strip was dated January 16, 1924, but the s ...

, then

Ben Batsford Ben Batsford (June 5, 1893 - February 11, 1977) was an American cartoonist. He is best known for a celebrity comic based on the puppet duo Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy. Biography Batsford worked for the Winnipeg Free Press as an editoria ...

& Buford Tune (1928 – 1931; originated with the

in 1925) * ''

The Dropouts Howard "Howie" Post (November 2, 1926 – May 21, 2010) Alternate source: "'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83", Associated Press via ''The Washington Post'', May 24, 2010 was an American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip an ...

'' by

Howard Post Howard "Howie" Post (November 2, 1926 – May 21, 2010) Alternate source: "'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83", Associated Press via ''The Washington Post'', May 24, 2010 was an American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip and ...

(1968 – 1981)Ron Goulart,''The Funnies : 100 years of American comic strips.'' Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., 1995. . (pp.66 72,117,148-9,159,176,189,194-5,211) * ''

'' by Bill Conselman and Charles Plumb (June 1, 1925 – 1961) — acquired in 1930 from Metropolitan Newspaper Service * ''Everyday Movies'' (also known as ''Metropolitan Movies'') by

Denys Wortman Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator. From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip ''Metropolitan Movies'' (originated by Gene Carr in 1921), which ran in the ''New York World'' and w ...

(1931–1954) — gag panel acquired from

where it originated in 1921 * ''

Ferd'nand ''Ferd'nand'' was a Danish pantomime comic notable for its lack of word balloons and captions and its longevity (over seven decades). It was first published in 1937 and is still published regularly in several countries around the globe. Backgrou ...

'' by

Henning Dahl Mikkelsen Henning Dahl Mikkelsen (1915 – June 4, 1982) was a Danish cartoonist, best known for creation of the long running newspaper comic strip '' Ferd'nand'', which he signed as Mik. He was born in Skive, Denmark, and began the pantomime humor stri ...

(Nov. 1937–2012) * '' The Doodle Family'' (later ''Frankie Doodle'') by

(1934 – 1938) * ''

Freshly Squeezed ''Freshly Squeezed'' is a British breakfast television programme which was broadcast every weekday morning on Channel 4 from August 2006 to December 2012. Format The programme took the format of a music-based breakfast show, featuring studio pe ...

'' by Ed Stein (September 20, 2010 – October 19, 2014; in reruns) * ''

Fritzi Ritz ''Fritzi Ritz'' is an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington. In 1925, the strip was taken over by Ernie Bushmiller and, in 1938, the daily strip evolved into the popular '' Nancy''. The Sunday edition of the strip, begun by Bu ...

'', originally by Larry Whittington (1922 – 1938; Sundays 1929 – 1968) — acquired from World Feature Service in 1931 * ''Funny Side Up'' by Abner Dean (1940–c. 1941) * ''Gamin and Patches'' by

Mort Walker Addison Morton Walker (September 3, 1923 – January 27, 2018) was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips ''Beetle Bailey'' in 1950 and ''Hi and Lois'' in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips. ...

(April 27, 1987 – 1988) * '' Geech'' by Jerry Bittle (2000-2003; inherited from

where it debuted in 1982 * ''Good Old Days'' by Erwin L. Hess (June 9, 1946 – March 29, 1981) * '' Gordo'' by Gus Arriola (November 24, 1941 – March 2, 1985) * ''

Grin and Bear It ''Grin and Bear It'' is a former daily comic panel created by George Lichtenstein under the pen name George Lichty. Lichty created ''Grin and Bear it'' in 1932 and it ran 83 years until 2015, making it the 10th-longest-running comic strip in Amer ...

'' by

George Lichty George Lichty (May 16, 1905 – July 18, 1983) was an American cartoonist, creator of the daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday cartoon series ''Grin and Bear It''. His work was signed Lichty and often ran without mention of his first name. ...

(March 1932 – 1940; moved to

Field Newspaper Syndicate The Field Newspaper Syndicate was a syndication service based in Chicago that operated independently from 1941 to 1984, for a good time under the name the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate. The service was founded by Marshall Field III and was part of F ...

and eventually King Features, where it ran until 2015) * ''Hap Hopper, Washington Correspondent'' (1940 – May 14, 1949) by

Jack Sparling John Edmond Sparling (June 21, 1916 – February 15, 1997), was a Canadian comics artist. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sparling moved to the United States as a child. He received his early arts training at the Arts and Crafts Club in New ...

, William Laas, Drew Pearson, and

Robert S. Allen Robert Sharon Allen (July 14, 1900 — February 23, 1981) was an American journalist, Washington bureau chief for ''The Christian Science Monitor'', and military officer. Background Robert Sharon Allen was born on July 14, 1900, in Latonia, Kent ...

* '' Hawkshaw the Detective'', originally by

Gus Mager Charles Augustus Mager (1878–1956), better known as Gus Mager, was an American painter, illustrator and cartoonist during the first half of the 20th century. He was the creator of several comic strips, notably ''Hawkshaw the Detective'' and '' S ...

(1913 – 1922, 1931 – 1952) — acquired from World Feature Service in 1931 * ''

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

'' by

Jim Unger Jim Unger (21 January 1937 – 26 May 2012) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip ''Herman'' which ran for 18 years in 600 newspapers in 25 countries. Early life Unger was born in London, England, to L ...

(1975–1992) * ''

Howdy Doody ''Howdy Doody'' is an American Children's television series, children's television program (with circus and Western (genre), Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell

'' written by

Edward Kean Edward George Kean (October 28, 1924 – August 13, 2010) was an American television pioneer and writer who helped create ''Howdy Doody, The Howdy Doody Show'' and wrote over 2,000 episodes of the program. Early years Kean was born in 1924 i ...

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

, and illustrated by Chad Grothkopf (October 15, 1950 – June 21, 1953) — Sunday strip only * ''

It's Only a Game ''It's Only a Game'' was a sports-and-game-oriented comics panel by Charles M. Schulz, creator of ''Peanuts''. Stephen D. Becker, ''Comic Art In America''. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959, (p.159, 366) This panel feature ran for 14 months, fr ...

'' by

and

Jim Sasseville James Frederick Sasseville (August 28, 1927 – November 30, 2005) was an American cartoonist and graphic artist, best known for his work with ''Peanuts'' creator Charles M. Schulz. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he graduated from the Minneapo ...

(October 1957 – January 1959)Stephen D. Becker, ''Comic Art In America''. (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959), pp. 159, 326, 327, 366. * ''

Jane's World ''Jane's World'' was a comic strip by cartoonist Paige Braddock that ran from March 1998 to October 2018. Featuring lesbian and bisexual women characters, the strip stars Jane Wyatt, a young lesbian living in a trailer in Northern California w ...

'' by

Paige Braddock Paige Braddock is an American cartoonist best known for her Eisner-nominated comic strip, '' Jane's World'', the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate in the U.S. Braddock concluded the comic s ...

(April 1, 2002 – October 19, 2018) * ''

Jim Hardy James Francis Hardy (April 24, 1923 – August 16, 2019) was an American football quarterback. He was born in Los Angeles. High school career Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. College care ...

'' by

Dick Moores Richard Arnold Moores (December 12, 1909 – April 22, 1986) was an American cartoonist whose best known work was the comic strip ''Gasoline Alley'', which he worked on for nearly three decades. Biography Moores was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, ...

(1936 – 1942)''Jim Hardy''
at

Don Markstein's Toonopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedi ...

Archived
from the original on July 28, 2017. * ''Joe's Car'' by

Victor Forsythe Victor Clyde Forsythe, also known as Clyde or Vic Forsythe (August 24, 1885 – May 24, 1962), was an American artist, most known for his illustrations and desert paintings. He is the illustrator of many different comics, including ''Joe Jinks''. ...

(1918–1928); became ''Joe Jinks'' (1928–1934); became ''Joe Jinks & Dynamite Dunn'' (1934–1945) by Pete Llanuza (1934–1936) and Sam Leff & Mo Leff (1944–1945); became ''Curly Kayoe'' by

Henry Formhals Henry Martin Formhals (August 2, 1908 – May 12, 1981) was an American cartoonist best known for his work on the comic strip '' Freckles and His Friends''. Biography Born in Los Angeles, Formhals was a carrier for the ''Pasadena Star-News'', ...

(1945-1953) — acquired from

in 1931 * ''

John Carter of Mars John Carter of Mars is a fictional Virginian soldier who acts as the initial protagonist of the Barsoom stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A veteran of the American Civil War, he is transported to the planet Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabi ...

'' by

John Coleman Burroughs John Coleman Burroughs (28 February 1913 – 22 February 1979) was an American illustrator known for his illustrations of the works of his father, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Life John Burroughs was born in Chicago, the son of Edgar Rice Bu ...

(December 7, 1941–March 1943) * ''Judge Wright'' by Robert Bernstein and Bob Fujitani (September 10, 1945 – April 3, 1948) * ''

'' by

(August 13, 1934 – 1964; moved to

Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate Tribune Content Agency (TCA) is a syndication company owned by Tribune Publishing. TCA had previously been known as the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (CTNYNS), Tribune Company Syndicate, and Tribune Media Se ...

) * ''

'' by Robert Moore Brinkerhof (1917–1956) — acquired from World Feature Service in 1931 * ''

Long Sam ''Long Sam'' is an American comic strip created by Al Capp, writer-artist of ''Li'l Abner'', and illustrated by Bob Lubbers. It was syndicated by United Feature Syndicate from May 31, 1954, to December 29, 1962. The strip was initially written ...

'' by

and

Bob Lubbers Robert Bartow Lubbers (January 10, 1922 – July 8, 2017) was an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for his work on such strips as ''Tarzan'', ''Li'l Abner'' and ''Long Sam''. Biography Born Robert Bartow Lubbers in 1922, he be ...

(1954 – 1962) * ''Mamie'' by

Russell Patterson Russell Patterson (December 26, 1893 – March 17, 1977) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and scenic designer. Patterson's art deco magazine illustrations helped develop and promote the idea of the 1920s and 1930s fashion style known as t ...

(1951–1956) * '' Meg!'' by Greg Curfman (1997–c. 2007; in reruns) * ''Mitzi McCoy'' (later titled ''Kevin the Bold'', then ''Up Anchor'') by Kreigh Collins (November 7, 1948 – 1972) * ''Off the Leash'' by

W. B. Park William Bryan Park (June 12, 1936 – January 2, 2021) was an international cartoonist and illustrator. Biography Park had over 60 cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' magazine, and wrote numerous short-short stories for them which ran on t ...

(1989–1999) * ''Oh! Margy'' by

John Held Jr. John James Held Jr. (January 10, 1889 – March 2, 1958) was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his most popular works were his uniquely styled ...

(April 6, 1924 – May 22, 1927) * ''Ophelia and Jake'' by Heidi Stetson

Jeff Rovin Jeff Rovin is an American magazine editor, freelance writer, columnist, and author, who has appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Biography Jeff Rovin has been editor-in-chief of ''Weekly World News'', an assistant editor and ...

, ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals'', New York,Prentice Hall, 1991 (p.30, 283). (January 25, 1988 – August 18, 1991) * ''Queen of the Universe'' by

Sam Hurt Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictio ...

(1990–1992) * ''Race Riley and the Commandos'' by Milburn Rosser (1940s) * ''The Real-Great Adventures of Terr’ble Thompson!, Hero of History,'' by

Gene Deitch Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...

(October 16, 1955 – April 14, 1956) * ''Rudy'' by

William Overgard William Overgard (April 30, 1926''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1485; May 3, 2002; Page 29 – May 25, 1990), was an American cartoonist and writer with a diverse opus, including novels, screenplays, animation, and the comic strips '' Steve Roper a ...

(January 3, 1983 – December 22, 1985) * ''

Rudy Park ''Rudy Park'' is a syndicated comic strip created by Theron Heir and Darrin Bell. It ran from 2001 to 2018, when it merged with Bell's other strip ''Candorville''. Publication history Before being syndicated, ''Rudy Park'' was published in the ...

'' by

Theron Heir Matt Richtel (born October 2, 1966 in Los Angeles) is an American writer and journalist for ''The New York Times''. He was awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series on distracted driving. Education Richtel obtained a bac ...

and

Darrin Bell Darrin Bell (born January 27, 1975) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator known for the syndicated comic strips ''Candorville'' and ''Rudy Park''. He is a syndicated editorial cartoonist with King Featu ...

(2011–c. 2011; moved to

Washington Post Writers Group ''The Washington Post'' Writers Group (WPWG), a division of The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate, is a press syndication service composed of opinion journalists, editorial cartoonists, comic strips and columnists. The service is operated ...

, where it concluded in 2018) * '' Secret Asian Man'' by Tak Toyoshima (July 16, 2007 – September 19, 2009) * ''Skylark'' by

Elmer Woggon Elmer Woggon (November 4, 1898 – April 1978), who signed his art Wog, was the creator of an early newspaper comic strip that eventually developed into the long-running '' Steve Roper and Mike Nomad''. Biography Born and raised in Toledo, ...

(1929) * '' Spot the Frog'' by Mark Heath (January 5, 2004 – July 5, 2008) * ''Spunkie'' by Loy Byrnes (December 16, 1940 – March 21, 1942) * ''

Star Hawks ''Star Hawks'' was a comic strip created by Ron Goulart and Gil Kane, first published on October 3, 1977, that ran through May 2, 1981. It was written through April 1979 by Goulart, followed by Archie Goodwin (1979-1980), Roger McKenzie (1980-19 ...

'' by

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versio ...

and

(c. 1979 – May 2, 1981) — inherited from NEA, where it launched in 1977) * ''The Sunshine Club'' by

Howie Schneider Howard Adolph Schneider (April 24, 1930 – June 28, 2007), better known as Howie Schneider, was an award-winning cartoonist, sculptor and children's book author who lived and worked in Massachusetts. His best-known comic strip, '' Eek & Me ...

(October 6, 2003 – 2007; in reruns) * ''Suzie View'' by Tauhid Bondia and Erik McCurdy (September 2004 – March 8, 2005) * ''

Tailspin Tommy ''Tailspin Tommy'' was an air adventure comic strip about a youthful pilot, "Tailspin" Tommy Tomkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins). Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Neville Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and the ...

'' by

Hal Forrest Hal Forrest (Philadelphia, July 22, 1895 - 1959) was an American comic strip artist best known for his work on ''Tailspin Tommy''. Biography When he was 16, he drew a comic strip, ''Percy the Boy Scout'', for the ''Philadelphia Telegraph'', and ...

(1940–1942; continued from

where it was launched in 1928) * ''

There Oughta Be a Law! ''There Oughta Be a Law!'', or ''TOBAL!'', was a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly, which was syndicated for four decades from 1944 to 1985. The gags illustrated minor absurdities, frustrations, hypocrisies ...

'' (c. 1972–c. 1984) by

Frank Borth Frank M. Borth III (April 1, 1918 – August 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist. Biography Borth was born and raised in Cleveland, eventually graduating in 1940 from the Cleveland School of Art, where he majored in illustration."New Sea A ...

, Warren Whipple, and Mort Gerberg — acquired from

, where it was launched in 1944 * ''Tubby'' by

Doc Winner Charles H. Winner (December 18, 1885 – August 12, 1956), better known as Doc Winner, was an American cartoonist, notable for his comic strips ''Tubby'' and ''Elmer'', plus his contributions to ''Popeye, Thimble Theatre'', ''Barney Google and Sn ...

(March 19, 1923 – June 5, 1926) * ''

Twin Earths ''Twin Earths'' is an American science fiction comic strip written by Oskar Lebeck and drawn by Alden McWilliams that ran in Sunday and daily newspapers from 1952 until 1963.Ron Goulart, ''The Funnies : 100 years of American comic strips''. Holbro ...

'' by

Oskar Lebeck Oskar Lebeck (August 30, 1903 – December 20, 1966) was a stage designer and an illustrator, writer and editor (mostly of children's literature) who is best known for his role in establishing Dell Comics during the 1930s and 1940s period known a ...

and

Alden McWilliams Alden Spurr McWilliams generally credited as Al McWilliams and A. McWilliams (February 2, 1916 – March 19, 1993),

(1952–1963) * ''Up Front'' by

Bill Mauldin William Henry Mauldin (; October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the ...

* ''

U.S. Acres ''U.S. Acres'' (known as ''Orson's Farm'' outside the United States and as ''Orson's Place'' in Canada) was an American comic strip that originally ran from 1986 to 1989, created by Jim Davis, author of the comic strip ''Garfield''. ''U.S. Ac ...

'' (AKA ''Orson's Farm'' or ''Orson's Place'') by Jim Davis (1986 – 1989) * ''

Wee Pals ''Wee Pals'' is an American syndicated comic strip about a diverse group of children, created and produced by Morrie Turner. It was the first comic strip syndicated in the United States to have a cast of diverse ethnicity, dubbed the "Rainbow Gan ...

'' (1970s–c. 1987; moved to

) — came over from Lew Little Enterprises * ''Wright Angles'' by Larry Wright (1976-1990)

United Feature comic books (selected)

* ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Comics on Parade a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

'' (104 issues, Apr. 1938–Feb. 1955) * ''Curly Kayoe'' (7 issues, 1946–1950) * ''

'' (15 issues, 1949, Mar./Apr. 1953–Sept./Oct. 1954) — continued by St. John Publications * '' Nancy and Sluggo'' (8 issues, 1949–1954) — continued by St. John Publications * ''Single Series'' (30 issues, 1938–1942) * ''Sparkle Comics'' (33 issues, Oct./Nov. 1948–Dec. 1953/Jan. 1954) * ''

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'' (120 issues, July 1941–Nov./Dec. 1954) * ''

Tip Top Comics Tip commonly refers to: * Tip (gambling) * Tip (gratuity) * Tip (law enforcement) * another term for Advice (opinion), Advice Tip or TIP may also refer to: Science and technology * Tank phone, a device allowing infantry to communicate with the oc ...

'' (188 issues, Apr. 1936–Sept./Oct. 1954) — continued by St. John Publications * ''Tip Topper Comics'' (28 issues, Oct./Nov. 1949–Apr./May 1954) * ''United Comics'' (19 issues, 1950–Jan./Feb. 1953)

Syndicated editorial cartoons

Matt Bors Matt Bors (born 1983) is a nationally syndicated American editorial cartoonist and editor of online comics publication The Nib. Formerly the comics journalism editor for Cartoon Movement, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and 202 ...

* Bill Day * Jerry Holbert *

Mike Lester Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American Conservatism, conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the Comic strip syndication, syndicated comic strip ' ...

* Henry Payne * Ed Stein

Syndicated columns

* ''A+ Advice for Parents: Helping Your Child Succeed in School'' by Leanna Landsmann * ''The Aces on Bridge'' by

Bobby Wolff Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win world championships in five different categories. He is a graduate of Trinity University. ...

* ''Among Friends'' by

Tad Bartimus Tad or TAD may refer to: Places * Tad, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tad City, Texas, a coastal unincorporated community located on Olsovsky Road (Suburb of Ganado, Texas, Ganado) * Tad, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran ...

* ''Animal Doctor'' by Michael Fox, D.V.M. * ''Ask Mr. Know-It-All'' by Gary Lee Clothier * ''From

Consumer Reports Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy. Founded ...

'' * ''Cook Well, Eat Well'' by Dana Carpender * ''Desperation Dinners'' by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross * ''Eat in and Save'' by Marialisa Calta * ''First Aid for the Ailing House'' by

Henri deMarne Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...

* ''Frugal Living'' by Sara Noel * ''Dr. Gott'' by

Peter Gott Peter Gott (22 May 1653 – 16 April 1712), of Stanmer, Sussex and Hatton Garden, London, was an English ironmaster and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1690 and 1712. Early life Gott was the eldest son of Samuel Gott, iron ...

* ''

Harper's Magazine ''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. (''Scientific American'' is older, b ...

'' * ''The

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

Adviser'' * ''The Housing Scene'' by Lew Sichelman *

Dick Kleiner Richard Arthur Kleiner (March 9, 1921 – February 13, 2002) was an American columnist whose breezy question-and-answer column, "Ask Dick Kleiner," about Hollywood celebrities appeared in hundreds of newspapers across the country. He was also an a ...

Harvey Mackay Harvey Mackay (born October 24, 1932) is an American businessman, author and syndicated columnist with Universal Uclick. His weekly column gives career and inspirational advice and is featured in over 100 newspapers. Mackay has authored seven ''N ...

* Mary Mitchell * ''

Miss Manners Judith Martin (née Perlman; born September 13, 1938), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American columnist, author, and etiquette authority. Early life and career Martin is the daughter of Helen and Jacob Perlman. Her father w ...

'' by

Judith Martin Judith Martin (née Perlman; born September 13, 1938), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American columnist, author, and etiquette authority. Early life and career Martin is the daughter of Helen and Jacob Perlman. Her father w ...

* ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hum ...

'' * ''NextSteps'' by Jan L. Warner and Jan K. Collins * ''On Nutrition'' by Ed Blonz * ''Parent-to-Parent'' by

Betsy Flagler Betsy is an English feminine given name, often a nickname for Elizabeth. People * Betsy, stage name of Welsh singer Elizabeth Humfrey * Betsy Ancker-Johnson (born 1927), American plasma physicist * Betsy Atkins (born 1953), American business e ...

* ''Parenting'' by the staff of ''

Parenting Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a ...

'' magazine * ''

Salon Salon may refer to: Common meanings * Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments * French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home * Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment Arts and entertainment * Salon (P ...

'' * ''Smart Money'' by Bruce Williams * ''Soap Opera Review'' by

Nancy Johnson Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th dis ...

* ''Starlight'' * ''Sweet Land of Liberty'' by

Nat Hentoff Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for ''The Village Voice'' from 1958 to 2009. Fol ...

* ''Talking Money'' with

Jean Chatzky Jean Sherman Chatzky (born September 7, 1964) is an American journalist, a personal finance columnist, financial editor of NBC’s ''TODAY'' show, AARP’s personal finance ambassador, and the founder and CEO of the multimedia company HerMoney. E ...

* ''Tune in Tomorrow'' by Nancy Reichardt * ''Tune in Tonight'' by Kevin McDonough *

Diana West Diana West (born November 8, 1961) is a formerly nationally syndicated conservative American columnist and author. Until 2014, she wrote a weekly column which frequently dealt with controversial subjects such as Islam and was syndicated by Univer ...

* ''workplace911'' by Bob Rosner * ''

World Almanac ''The World Almanac and Book of Facts'' is a US-published reference work, an almanac conveying information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, and sports feats. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year sinc ...

Databank'' * ''You Be the Critic'' by Bob Habes * ''Your Birthday'' by Stella Wilder * ''Your Stars This Week'' by Stella Wilder

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* Precious Moments *

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My Day ''My Day'' was a newspaper column written by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) six days a week from December 31, 1935, to September 26, 1962. In her column, Roosevelt discussed issues including civil rights, women's rights, an ...

'' by

Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...

(1935–1962) *

Robert Ruark Robert Ruark (December 29, 1915 in Wilmington, North Carolina – July 1, 1965 in London, England) was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter. Early life Born Robert Chester Ruark, Jr., to Charlotte A. Ruark and Rober ...

(late 1940s–early 1950s) * ''Skolsky's Hollywood'' by

Sidney Skolsky Sidney Skolsky (2 May 1905 – 3 May 1983) was an American writer best known as a Hollywood gossip columnist. He ranked with Hedda Hopper (with whom he shared a birthday) and Louella Parsons as the premier Hollywood gossip columnists of the first ...

(1930s–c. 1970s) * ''Totem Pole'' by

H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith (December 19, 1907—February 24, 1976) was an American journalist, humorist, and writer whose books were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Family and early career Smith was born in McLeansboro, Illinois, where he liv ...

(1940s–1950s) * ''Washington Calling'' by

Marquis Childs Marquis William Childs (March 17, 1903 – June 30, 1990) was a 20th-century American journalist, syndicated columnist, and author. Early life and education Childs was born on March 17, 1903, in Clinton, Iowa. He graduated from Lyons High Sch ...

(1962–c. 1980s) * ''Washington Merry-Go-Round'' by Drew Pearson (1932–1944)"Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round,"
American University Digital Research Archive. Accessed Nov. 1, 2018. and Jack Anderson

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