The Menomonee Falls Guardian
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The Menomonee Falls Guardian was a tabloid that reprinted newspaper comic strips from the USA and the UK. The first issue appeared June 28, 1973, with new issues published weekly until February 23, 1976, when it became a monthly publication, running until August 1976.
Unlike its sister publication, The Menomonee Falls Gazette
, this publication focused on reprints of humor strips rather than adventure strips.
This publication is popular among comic strip collectors. Back issues are frequently put up for sale on eBay
.
Unlike its sister publication, The Menomonee Falls Gazette
The Menomonee Falls Gazette
The Menomonee Falls Gazette was a weekly tabloid that reprinted newspaper comic strips from USA and UK. The first issue was published December 11, 1972, with the last issue on March 3, 1978...
, this publication focused on reprints of humor strips rather than adventure strips.
This publication is popular among comic strip collectors. Back issues are frequently put up for sale on eBay
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List of comic strips
The following is a complete list of comic strips that were reprinted in The Menomonee Falls Guardian.- Alley OopAlley OopAlley Oop is a syndicated comic strip, created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the popular and influential strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association...
- B.C.B.C. (comic strip)B.C. is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Johnny Hart. Set in prehistoric times, it features a group of cavemen and anthropomorphic animals from various geologic eras...
- Beetle BaileyBeetle BaileyBeetle Bailey is an American comic strip set in a fictional United States Army military post, created by cartoonist Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator...
- Boon Dock
- The Born LoserThe Born LoserThe Born Loser is a newspaper comic strip created by Art Sansom in 1965. His son, Chip Sansom, who started assisting on the strip in 1989, is the current artist. The strip is distributed by United Features Syndicate...
- Broom Hilda
- Bugs BunnyBugs BunnyBugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
- Captain EasyCaptain EasyCaptain Easy, Soldier of Fortune was an action/adventure comic strip created by Roy Crane that was syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association beginning on Sunday, July 30, 1933...
(also reprinted in The Menomonee Falls GazetteThe Menomonee Falls GazetteThe Menomonee Falls Gazette was a weekly tabloid that reprinted newspaper comic strips from USA and UK. The first issue was published December 11, 1972, with the last issue on March 3, 1978...
) - ConchyConchyConchy was a critically acclaimed but only modestly successful American comic strip that ran from 1970 to 1977. Set on a desert island with a group of beachcombers as the main characters, the strip addressed serious issues of its time....
- Eek & MeekEek & MeekEek & Meek was a comic strip by Howie Schneider which ran from 1965 to 2000, syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association.The strip featured the foibles of the two title characters. Eek, an aggressive alcoholic, was always seen with a bowler hat and a beard stubble. Meek was exactly as his name...
- FeifferJules FeifferJules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer. He has created more than 35 books, plays and screenplays...
- Fiddlefoot
- Frank and ErnestFrank and Ernest (comic strip)Frank and Ernest is a comic strip created and illustrated by Bob Thaves and later Tom Thaves. It debuted on November 6, 1972, and has since been published daily in over 1,200 newspapers...
- Funny Business
- Gasoline AlleyGasoline AlleyGasoline Alley is a comic strip created by Frank King and currently distributed by Tribune Media Services. First published November 24, 1918, it is the second longest running comic strip in the US and has received critical accolades for its influential innovations...
- GordoGordo (comic strip)Gordo was a comic strip written and drawn by the Mexican-American artist Gustavo "Gus" Arriola that introduced many Americans to Mexican culture.-Characters and story:...
- Gahan Wilson's Sunday ComicsGahan WilsonGahan Wilson is an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations...
- Joe PalookaJoe PalookaJoe Palooka was an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher in 1921. The strip debuted in 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers....
- Jornie Bignose
- Krazy KatKrazy KatKrazy Kat is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George Herriman, published daily in newspapers between 1913 and 1944. It first appeared in the New York Evening Journal, whose owner, William Randolph Hearst, was a major booster for the strip throughout its run...
- Mickey FinnMickey Finn (comics)Mickey Finn was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was syndicated to newspapers from 1936 to 1976. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama...
- Mickey MouseMickey MouseMickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
- Neil the HorseNeil the HorseNeil the Horse is a comic book character created by Canadian cartoonist Arn Saba in the mid 1970s. Neil is a happy, singing and dancing horse who likes bananas and milkshakes...
- Pogo
- PopeyePopeyePopeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and animated cartoons in the cinema as well as on television. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929...
- Rick O'ShayRick O'ShayRick O'Shay is a Western comic strip created by Stan Lynde in 1958. It was distributed worldwide through the Chicago Tribune Syndicate until publication ended in 1981.-Characters and story:...
- Romeo BrownRomeo BrownRomeo Brown was a British comic strip written by Peter O'Donnell and drawn by Alfred Mazure and Jim Holdaway . It was published in the Daily Mirror from 1954 to 1963. It featured the adventures of Romeo Brown, a dashing private detective and ladies man....
- Sally Bananas
- Sam's Strip
- TarzanTarzanTarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
(also reprinted in The Menomonee Falls GazetteThe Menomonee Falls GazetteThe Menomonee Falls Gazette was a weekly tabloid that reprinted newspaper comic strips from USA and UK. The first issue was published December 11, 1972, with the last issue on March 3, 1978...
) - Tumbleweeds
- Winthrop
See also
- Graphic Story MagazineGraphic Story MagazineGraphic Story Magazine was an American magazine edited and published by Bill Spicer in the late 1960s and early 1970s.As writer and historian Steve Grant describes the magazine's roots,-Artists and writers:...
- Hogan's AlleyHogan's Alley (magazine)Hogan's Alley, a publication devoted to comic art, is subtitled the magazine of the cartoon arts. It has been published on an irregular schedule since 1994 by Bull Moose Publishing in Atlanta. Covering comic strips, comic books, cartoons and animation, each hefty issue contains at least 144 pages...
- Nemo, the Classic Comics LibraryNemo, the Classic Comics LibraryNemo, the Classic Comics Library was a magazine devoted to the history and creators of vintage comic strips. Created by comics historian Rick Marschall, it was published in the 1980s by Fantagraphics....