GoComics is delighted to re-introduce "Skippy." The legendary comic created by Percy Crosby debuted in 1923 and ran in newspapers until 1945.
Hailed by critics, fellow cartoonists and readers as a "classic," it's easy to see how "Skippy" inspired comics like "Peanuts" and "Calvin and Hobbes." We hope you enjoy this glimpse back in time with one of the most-beloved characters of the mid-20th Century.
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Skin Horse by Shaenon K. Garrity and Jeffrey C. Wells
Slowpoke by Jen Sorensen
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kroykali said, 4 months ago
He thinks….
Simon_Jester said, 4 months ago
Bernie Madoff, the early years.
WytZox1 said, 4 months ago
Too much tiny print, not worth the eyestain from reading. Did people actually read this years ago?!?!?!?
Tân Coul said, 4 months ago
You could just click on the strip to expand it – if it’s still too small you prob’ly need an optician or a bigger screen… was wonderin’ the same thing about the original run though, how big did it run back then?
Kip W said, 4 months ago
Newspapers then had more columns of width, and the columns were bigger. I worked in advertising for a few years, and every now and then the papers would change their size, cheapening the product and reducing their appeal, to try and save some amount of newsprint. Much the same way toilet paper has gotten narrower, and with about the same result — except people need the latter more.
DynamiteDan
said, 4 months ago
Did anyone else catch the in-joke reference to Norman Anthony? He was the editor of the humor magazine Life, where Skippy made his debut in 1923.