What OTHER comic strip did The Dotted Line path of Family Circus trope?

When Sunday strips of “Family Circus” does the dotted line path with one of the kids usually Billy.

The only one that comes to mind they did a strip of the dotted line in the comic strip “Dustin”.

What other comic strip has?

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Hey folks! I'm the fellow who's been reprinting Alley Oop... I'm on track to finish reprinting all the daily strips but, for the Sundays, I'm still missing many color strips.

If you happen to have old Alley Oop Sundays—ESPECIALLY from 1969–1975 or 1990–1992—please drop me a line either here or at alleyoop [at] aruffo [dotte] com!

Thanks bunches!

As of December 31st,it ended last year. Thankfully,I have four books (1996-2007. Hoping to get 1990-1995 to finish my collection) and my library now has NewsBank with the Plain Dealer. But,yeah,having a disliked comic as your favorite is rough. But I know everyone likes different things. (If you don't know what my favorite is or haven't seen previous comments,you'll have to guess)

How many of you For Better or For Worse fans are skipping the newest arc re-run? I'm not,because I've wanted to see it in color. And two,I'm not that emotional,even when reading my top favorite comic. I only cried once,when the character was on the ground crying after spreading his wife's ashes. I do want to say,if you are reading the Farley thing,go on FBorFW's website,as GoComics isn't the nicest when it comes to comments about the parents OR April. (I get the criticism of both my favorite comics,and that the creator has made some crazy and sad storylines and got some things wrong,but I've seen interviews and he's sweet. I even wrote to him and sent him a birthday card!)

What's the first comic strip you read (as a kid),and the comic that got you into the world of comic strips? My (20F,21 in August) first comic I read was Calvin and Hobbes,which my dad got me two books of when I was 6 or 7. The comic that got me into the world of comic strips was For Better or For Worse,which I saw in a Chicken Soup book first,then rediscovered back in June of 2023 at 19 and made me realize I like the more "serious" and realistic comics (Think of Doonesbury or FW,which is my personal favorite due to all the stories despite knowing the criticism and that it's not everyone's cup of tea). I had to throw away my C&H books around 3-4 years ago due to age and tearing,but I have 3 FBorFW DVDs and am hoping to get a few books. Also,I wrote a letter to my favorite comic strip creator! (have you ever done that?)

It is a short survey that should take less then 10 minutes.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9JD0ENVFvbFlCxMqTjcPEE1MS2EqUlqc95_iDltXJQbDyTA/viewform

I recently started a podcast called The Charterstone Times where I recap and discuss the daily Mary Worth strip every day.

I have some oversized newspapers that need to be scanned. They are extremely brittle and once unfolded will probably turn to dust. They are larger than a flat bed scanner, but I don't think an office copier could even full scan it. What's the best way to digitize it?

Why isn’t “Dustin” in Washington State newspapers exactly? It’s pretty popular & has been running for awhile I found online but wish they had in a Washington paper I’d say most are in either Times/Post/?other.

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When I go to all the newspapers online sites they all show a MISSING comic for that day so I went to comicskingdom,acramax,all newspapers ones.

But where can I find it? Anyone know for sure!

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I check daily online & read them each day but one strip I like to read “The Pajama Diaries” & checked back day of & day I looked but on the main newspaper sites show comics of & all have Tuesday 01/02/2024 of “The Pajama Diaries” MISSING! Why? Usually they would. So far shown as a skip day.

where find online? I can try to find the actual paper. Or maybe someone can send me it?

Thanks anyway you can!

Does this strip still exist? It hasn't been updated since April, but I seem to recall that the creator was taking a "brief" break while catching up on other projects. I'm wondering if this break has become permanent and the strip is gone forever. I've been reading it on bugmartini.com. Thanks.

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In the 90s I read the Sunday comics every week, and the banner on the front page of the comics section featured two characters, Hi and Jinx, doing something silly or seasonal around the word "Comics." One of them was the straight guy and the other guy was the foil, and I think one had either a big cylinder head or was very tall. Does anyone know anything about these guys?

If it helps, the local newspaper was run by Gannett at the time.

My parents had this comic pinned to the fridge from the mid 90s early 2000 and i think it had more of an impact on me that i realized. Ontario, Canada probably from the Globe & Mail.

Four panels in a strip b&w with a kinda schleppy looking guy talking with a cartoon heart. they are outside walking and the guy is saying:

1. guy: where are we going?

<3: i don’t know

2)guy: what if we get lost? what if we get hurt?

<3: what if you never learn to follow your heart?

<3: c’mon i see blue skies up ahead! and the heart is kinda dancing off up a hill

i’m 100% certain about the text of panels 3 & 4.
80% sure on panel 2. Panel 1 text could be wrong.

Any idea? anywhere else i should post? is there some kinda searchable comic database?

TIA! Happy new years y’all!

I've been a morning paper comic reader since forever. Sometime a few years ago I read a comic one morning that had an exchange with a young and older person talking about pain. To the effect of at your age it only hurts for a while, but when you'd older it hurts from now on!

I can't for the life of me remember which comic this was from. I'm inclined to think it was Dustin, but could have been Curtis, Zits or even Pickles.

I've long been a fan of Speedbump and have had the occasion to purchase prints from him for a few that I found genuinely funny. I'd like to find out which comic had the punchline and perhaps get a print from the author if they have it available.

Anyone recall seeing a strip that had this?

Looking for some recommendations! Preferably 50-70s! Thanks!

Not sure if anyone noticed but about two months ago King Features rebooted the old Flash Gordon strip (to replace newspaper Spider-Man, it seems).

It has been excellent so far - the pacing is quick but not impossible to follow, the characters have been clearly thought through, the action is good for a newspaper strip. It's really early to tell because sometimes comics decline when their authors can't keep the daily pace, but I'm loving the potential and hope it keeps up at this pace.

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/10/20/the-all-new-flash-gordon-begins-sunday/

I (20F) totally understand (and respect) why you might dislike my favorites. If you don't like it,that's okay! Here are mine from favorite to sort-of favorite. 1:Funky Winkerbean (BEFORE the October 2007 10-year time skip. Got into the strip way too late,and can only find a few books on Open Library. I,however,do own four big books) 2:For Better or For Worse (I have the animated special DVD and both DVDs of the cartoon!),which I read RELIGIOUSLY. 3:Crankshaft,which I also read religiously. 3½:Calvin and Hobbes (Surprisingly,C&H was the first comic strip I ever read! My dad bought me two books,which I've since thrown away due to damage) 4:FoxTrot 5:Peanuts. Like I asked,what comics are your favorites? Oh,and can anyone give me recs for realism-based,sometimes serious strips other than my first two favorites? I've tried Doonesbury,but never got into it due to not fully understand politics. (the 1977 animated special was great,though)

On the site that has 30 years of “Blondie” comic strips but not 1981-1997 where/how can you read those particular years?

Thank You! For any help or leads

one site that has more the then 25 years worth that I came a cross couple sites have a couple weeks worth was able to read of 1997-now but don’t have from 1981-1997.

Does anyone know how &/or where I can read those years?

In whatever form either books to buy or archive with the 1981-1997. “Blondie” strips of those hard to find.

Thank You!