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Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip that dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies.
Creator Berkeley Breathed's first regularly published strip, Academia Waltz, appeared in the Daily Texan in 1978. The strip attracted notice from the editors of the Washington Post who recruited him to do a nationally syndicated strip. On December 8, 1980, Bloom County made its debut and featured some of the characters from Academia Waltz, including former frat-boy Steve Dallas and the paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Cutter John.
Bloom County earned Berkeley the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987. The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until he retired the daily strip in 1989, stating, "A good comic strip is no more eternal than a ripe melon. The ugly truth is that in most cases, comics age less gracefully than their creators". The comic continues in recirculation on GoComics!
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Sisyphos said, 8 months ago
A load of birdshot for the pesky penguin!
Thirdguy said, 8 months ago
Penguin on the rotisserie, thems good eats!!!
Rodney said, 8 months ago
A load of rock salt, that way he’s pre-seasoned.
SwimsWithSharks
said, 8 months ago
Opus looks funny singing there, doesn’t he.

connan said, 8 months ago
Finally, something the Simpsons didn’t do first.
einarbt7 said, 8 months ago
@connan
What? I don’t get it.
MrSulusBrain said, 8 months ago
Everybody’s a critic!
elbeck said, 8 months ago
Funny, I also felt the need to reach for a shotgun the first time I heard “The Candy Man.”
elbeck said, 8 months ago
Uh, connan, these strips were running before The Simpsons ever hit the air.
Vonne Anton said, 8 months ago
Finally, something the Kardashians didn’t do first….[looks around bewildered]…What? What did I say wrong?
Sir Osis of Liver said, 8 months ago
Needs more birdshot… er, I mean, more cowbell.
MrSulusBrain said, 8 months ago
@Sir Osis of Liver
Thanks Bruce…don’t forget to have your prescription filled! :)
Strod said, 8 months ago
@connan
Huh? The whole run of Bloom County strips (December 8, 1980 to August 6, 1989) predates The Simpsons (December 17, 1989 – present).
(Yes, I guess that this is some obscure pop culture joke that went straight over my head).
BluePumpkin said, 8 months ago
@Strod
There was an episode of South Park that revolved around The Simpsons doing everything first.
American1 said, 8 months ago
Hmmm…i’d shoot him too