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Dotty Dripple

Dotty Dripple was an American gag-a-day comic strip, originally started by Jeff Keate & Jim McMenamy on June 26, 1944, but was taken over by Buford Tune on October 16, and continued for the next thirty years. The strip was distributed by Publishers Syndicate and also appeared in comic book form.

Last revised
Aug 8, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
178 w
Citations
4
Source
Dotty Dripple
AuthorJeff Keate (1944 only)
Buford Tune (1944–1974)
IllustratorJim McMenamy (1944 only)
Current status/scheduleConcluded
Launch dateJune 26, 1944
End dateJune 9, 1974
Syndicate(s)Publishers Syndicate (1944–1967)
Publishers-Hall Syndicate (1967–1974)
Genrehumor

Dotty Dripple was an American gag-a-day comic strip, originally started by Jeff Keate & Jim McMenamy on June 26, 1944, but was taken over by Buford Tune on October 16, and continued for the next thirty years.1 The strip was distributed by Publishers Syndicate and also appeared in comic book form.

Dotty Dripple was a domestic comedy strip, heavily modeled on Blondie, and ended on June 9, 1974.234

References

References

  1. Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780472117567.
  2. Thompson, Maggie. Comics Shop (2010)
  3. Phelps, Donald. Reading the Funnies: Essays on Comic Strips, pp. 145, 247 (2001) (referring to Dotty Dripple as among those strips which were "pillaging" Blondie)
  4. These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America’s Favorite Comics Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (1964) (excerpt at comics.gearlive.com)
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