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I'm semi-retired and devoting my extra time to developing a website that celebrates diversity, history and pop culture. I'm proud of the comic strip histories and timelines I've posted there.

Comics I Follow

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Gil Thorp

Gil Thorp

By Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Tank McNamara

Tank McNamara

By Bill Hinds
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg

Recent Comments

  1. 4 days ago on Luann

    I like that LuAnn is being positive about herself and proactive in defending herself. Been awhile since we’ve seen that.

  2. 15 days ago on Dick Tracy

    To get a classic Tracy look at the angle he does in panel one isn’t easy. Ettinger’s work also has echoes of Rick Fletcher. The Collins and Fletcher era was my personal favorite.

  3. 27 days ago on Dick Tracy

    Here’s what I have on Blowtop Jones. Other esteemed folks have more detailed histories. Blowtop is Flattop’s older brother who easily loses his temper. In later years, he attempts to go straight, but often gets pulled into the sphere of his many criminally inclined relatives. In a bit of revisionist history detailed in 2011, Blowtop is revealed to have performed a job for Big Boy, along with Flattop. In 2015, Blowtop makes a futile attempt to talk Stiletta Jones out of a dangerous revenge plot. 3/50-x/50, 1/82-3/82, late/85, 9/11(retro), 1/15-3/15.

  4. about 1 month ago on Luann

    I suspect it may last longer. Next week they might be offering LuAnn or someone else how they might brand him or her. Could be funny or way too much. I may be the only one who has kinda enjoyed this arc as a commentary of sorts on social media identity.

  5. about 1 month ago on Luann

    Even less motivation when the tree is fake!

  6. about 1 month ago on Luann

    Very insightful! Yes, that makes perfect sense.

  7. about 2 months ago on Luann

    I wonder if TJ’s presence at that moment is meant as foreshadowing that he will be the nanny?

  8. 2 months ago on Dick Tracy

    What does TCA stand for? And ditto for the kind words regarding Shelly Pleger!

  9. 3 months ago on Dick Tracy

    Great action sequence! I especially appreciate the angle of the last panel.

  10. 3 months ago on Luann

    Interesting! Never knew that. The origins of ain’t!