Newspaper comic strips have been an important staple of the American experience since the late 19th century. They have their own genres and subgenres, from single-panel gags to slow-moving soap operas, and while they’re sometimes thought of as disposable entertainment, they often have a lot to say about the mores and humor of their time. Newspaper comics are sometimes the unsung home of comic innovation, able to change with the times just enough to feel relevant to their readers while maintaining the same qualities that drew readers in the first place.
Some of comics’ most iconic characters found their homes in these long-running comic strips, from Dick Tracy to Beetle Bailey. In some cases, they’re icons from another era, but that doesn’t keep many of them from still appearing in newspapers today. The longest-running comics are a testament to the importance of including comic strips in newspapers because of the immense joy readers take in seeing familiar characters time and again. Long-running comics also speak to the creativity inherent in the creators and those who have taken up the mantle after the creator’s retirement or passing.
Created in 1940 by female cartoonist Dalia Messick, Brenda Starr, Reporter premiered in the Chicago Tribune Syndicate and lasted for 71 years before ending its run in 2011. The strip followed the titular reporter, a plucky go-getter who gets into wild misadventures, romantic and otherwise. Most of her romantic intrigue came from her interest in the “Mystery Man,” which is eventually revealed to be Basil St. John, with the rest of her engaging adventures resulting from her job as a reporter.
Newspaper comic strips have been an important staple of the American experience since the late 19th century. They have their own genres and subgenres, from single-panel gags to slow-moving soap operas, and while they’re sometimes thought of as disposable entertainment, they often have a lot to say about the mores and humor of their time. Newspaper comics are sometimes the unsung home of comic innovation, able to change with the times just enough to feel relevant to their readers while maintaining the same qualities that drew readers in the first place.
Some of comics’ most iconic characters found their homes in these long-running comic strips, from Dick Tracy to Beetle Bailey. In some cases, they’re icons from another era, but that doesn’t keep many of them from still appearing in newspapers today. The longest-running comics are a testament to the importance of including comic strips in newspapers because of the immense joy readers take in seeing familiar characters time and again. Long-running comics also speak to the creativity inherent in the creators and those who have taken up the mantle after the creator’s retirement or passing.
Created in 1940 by female cartoonist Dalia Messick, Brenda Starr, Reporter premiered in the Chicago Tribune Syndicate and lasted for 71 years before ending its run in 2011. The strip followed the titular reporter, a plucky go-getter who gets into wild misadventures, romantic and otherwise. Most of her romantic intrigue came from her interest in the “Mystery Man,” which is eventually revealed to be Basil St. John, with the rest of her engaging adventures resulting from her job as a reporter.
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