Little Annie Rooney began on January10, 1927. It was the most popular of all the Little Orphan Annie knock-offs, but never achieved the popularity of Harold Gray’s creation. In my opinion the art was much better than Gray’s but the stories seemed to lack some of the pizzazz that Little Orphan Annie had. There were some similarities. Both girls were named Annie. Both girls were orphans. Both had a dog. But Little Annie Rooney did not have a sugar daddy like Daddy Warbucks. Nor did the strip have a lineup of strong secondary characters, like the Asp, Punjab, and Mr. Am. Still, it’s an interesting read and has some real heart warming stories. My collection begins in 1928, which I downloaded from ilovexomix. I’ve got a few more years’ worth collected, which I gleaned from Newspapers.com. I think I’ll start by posting two a day until the dates get in sync.
Little Annie Rooney began on January10, 1927. It was the most popular of all the Little Orphan Annie knock-offs, but never achieved the popularity of Harold Gray’s creation. In my opinion the art was much better than Gray’s but the stories seemed to lack some of the pizzazz that Little Orphan Annie had. There were some similarities. Both girls were named Annie. Both girls were orphans. Both had a dog. But Little Annie Rooney did not have a sugar daddy like Daddy Warbucks. Nor did the strip have a lineup of strong secondary characters, like the Asp, Punjab, and Mr. Am. Still, it’s an interesting read and has some real heart warming stories. My collection begins in 1928, which I downloaded from ilovexomix. I’ve got a few more years’ worth collected, which I gleaned from Newspapers.com. I think I’ll start by posting two a day until the dates get in sync.
Little Annie Rooney – 1928 January 2 & 3
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