The serial came to WOR radio as a syndicated show and went to Mutual on
August 31, 1942, airing until March 1, 1951 on ABC.
From left: Jackson Beck (announcer), Joan Alexander
(Lois Lane) and Bud Collyer (Superman) on the air.
Bud Collyer
The Sunday strip appeared in the half-page format, which was the only complete
format for the entire life of the Sunday strip. Most of the other characters that
eventually became the main characters of Peanuts did not appear until later
Charles Schulz
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Ross Simpson
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is 60 years old today
The comic strip Dick Tracy made its debut in the Detroit Mirror on
Sunday, October 4, 1931 as Plainclothes Tracy. It was created by
Chester Gould who wrote and drew the popular strip until 1977.
Cartoonist Chester Gould (November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985)
