Blog: christmas 2016

Sir Bagby, December 22, 1960

Sir Bagby, December 22, 1960

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Sir Bagby, by Bill and Rick Hackney, was a fairly obscure comic strip that ran from 1957-1966. That's a fairly respectable period of time, though it only ran in about 20 newspapers across the country. Still, I really enjoy the artwork, and the gags are at least as good as anything you see in the newspaper these days. It's a shame it didn't get more exposure. I wonder if Brant Parker and Johnny Hart were aware of it when they created The Wizard of Id, a similarly themed comic strip, in 1964.

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Nancy, December 27, 1964

Nancy, December 27, 1964

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The final Nancy comic of this year.

I have one question, though: Do people still shoot off guns on New Year's Eve, or was that just something they did in 1964? I'd think you'd have enough things that make loud noises that you could probably forego the firearms. Fireworks would probably be sufficient, and would look cooler. That seems to be the prevailing theory around here, anyway.

Happy New Year, everybody!

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Nancy, January 1, 1960

Nancy, January 1, 1960

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That rebus is clever, but it doesn't entirely work for me. What he says is a "bush" looks more like a tree, and a Christmas tree at that. It does break the fourth wall in quite a big way, as well. I mean, pointing to the artist's signature? I didn't know a comic strip character was allowed to do that. Unless, of course, she's not pointing to his signature, but instead has written "Ernie Bushmiller" on the ground for us.

I'm probably thinking a little too hard about this.

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Little Orphan Annie, December 25, 1926

Little Orphan Annie, December 25, 1926

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The image quality on this one isn't too great, so I hope you can see and read it. Compared to most Little Orphan Annie strips, this one is fairly mundane and ordinary. However, since this was published in 1926, and the strip debuted in August of 1924, this is only her third christmas in print and only the second away from the orphanage. So, I guess it would be pretty exciting for her, and not ordinary at all.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

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Nancy, December 24, 1955

Nancy, December 24, 1955

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I wonder which Santa Claus Nancy gave the string to. It seems unlikely that she would be able to walk all the way to the North Pole and give it to the one who lives there. That would have to be an extremely long string. Then again, maybe she did. It is a comic strip, after all.

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