List of newspaper comic strips
This is a list of comic strips.
See also comic strip and cartoonists.
The dates shown after a name relate to the period during which the comic appeared. There is usually a fair degree of accuracy about the starting date, but because of rights being transferred or the very gradual loss of appeal of a particular strip the termination date is often very uncertain. The names shown refer to the originators of the character; many have continued to be created by others over time. It is also to be noted that many of the characters appeared in both strip and book format as well as in other media. A good source for further information is at http://www.toonopedia.com/index.htm
Web comics, comic strips that exist only on the World Wide Web and are not created primarily for a newspaper or magazine, are designated with the tag Web comic. A primary site for web comics is KeenSpace.
See also: manga.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Adam (comic)
- Amazing Spider-Man
- Andy Capp by Smythe
- The Angriest Dog in the World
- Apartment 3G
- Archie (1941- ) John L. Goldwater
- Asterix
- Aunt Tenna by Bill Keane
B
- B. C. by Johnny Hart
- Baby Blues
- Baldo
- Ballard Street
- Barnaby by Crockett Johnson
- Barney Google and Snuffy Smith (1919- ) and (1934- ) respectively, Billy De Beck for both, with Fred Lasswell for Snuffy
- Beano (comic)
- Beetle Bailey by Mort Walker
- Believe It Or Not! by Robert Ripley
- The Better Half
- Betty Boop (1930-1988) Grim Natwick, guest appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- Between Friends
- The Big Picture
- Bizarro (1958- ) Alvin Schwartz
- Blondie
- Bloom County
- Bob the Angry Flower - Web comic
- Bobbins
- Bogor by Burton Silver
- Boner's Ark by Mort Walker
- The Boondocks
- The Born Loser
- Brenda Starr
- Bringing up Father also known as Maggie and Jiggs
- Broom Hilda (1970- ) Russell Myers
- Bruce Gentry (1945-1951) Ray Bailey
- Bruno the Bandit
- Buckles
- Buz Sawyer (1943-1989) Roy Crane
C
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (1982-1983) Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw
- Captain Easy (1929-1988) Roy Crane
- Captain Klutz (1967-1987) Don Martin; became a super-hero by reading lots of comic books.
- Captain Marvel - 1940 (1940-1953) Bill Parker and C. C. Beck
- Captain Marvel - 1966 (1966-1967) Carl Burgos
- Captain Marvel - 1967 (1967-1982) Stan Lee and Gene Colan
- Captain Marvel - 1982 (1982- ) Marvel Comics house production, a female character whose name was changed to Photon in 1995.
- Cathy
- Cats with Hands
- Cerebus the Aardvark (1977- ) Dave Sim - longest running independent
- Cigarro & Cerveja
- Comics Revue (1983- ) Don Chin, Rick Norwood and Don Markstein - a specialist in classic reprints of newspaper strips and the second longest running independent.
- Conrad
- Crankshaft
- Crock
- Crook
- Curtis
- CoyoteVille
D
- Deathworld by Rudi Gunther
- Dennis the Menace
- Dick Tracy originated by Chester Gould
- Dilbert by Scott Adams
- The Dinette Set
- Dirk-Jan (1989-) Mark Retera
- Doctor Fun
- Dondi
- Doonesbury
- Drabble
- Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
- Droodles
E
- Edge City
- 8-bit Theatre by Brian Clevinger - Web comic
- Ernie (later, Piranha Club) by B. Grace
F
- The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1968-1997) Gilbert Shelton
- Family Circus by Bill Keane
- The Far Side
- Flaming Carrot (1979- ) Bob Burden
- The Flash (1956-1985) Julius Schwartz and Carmine Infantino
- Flash Gordon
- Footrot Flats (1975-1999) by Murray Ball
- For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston
- Fox Trot by Bill Amend
- Frank and Ernest
- Fred Basset
- Freefall - Web comic
- Friday Foster
- Funky Winkerbean
- Funny Farm by R. Smith
G
- The Gambols
- Garfield
- Gasoline Alley originally by Frank King
- Get Fuzzy
- Girls and Sports
- Goats
- Graffiti
- Grin and Bear It
H
- Hagar the Horrible
- Harvey, Carroll Spinney
- Hazel
- Henry
- Herman
- Hi and Lois originated by Mort Walker and Dik Browne
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (1942-1956 with occasional reappearances) Chad Grothkopf, became the "Magic" Bunny when Fawcett had to give up the Marvel name.
- Horrorscope
- Howard the Duck
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie
I
- I Need Help
- If...
- The Inferior Five (1966-1991) E. Nelson Bridwell and Mike Esposito
J
- Jeremiah (1979- ) Hermann Huppen
- Jeremy by Jon Morris
- Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher
- Judge Parker
- Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer by Ben Katchor
- Jump Start
K
- Katzenjammer Kids (1897- ) Rudolph Dirks, Longest running United States comic strip.
- Kevin and Kell - Web comic
- Krazy Kat by George Herriman
- Kudzu
L
- Latigo (1979-1983) Stan Lynde
- Life In Hell by Matt Groening
- The Little Bears
- The Little King (1931-1975) Otto Soglow
- Little Nemo
- Little Orphan Annie
- Li'l Abner by Al Capp
- The Lockhorns
- Luann
M
- Madam Satan (1941) probably Joe Blair and Bob King
- Mafalda by Quino
- Max and Moritz
- Mallard Fillmore
- Mandrake the Magician
- Mark Trail
- Marmaduke
- Marvin
- Mary Worth
- Misty the Mouse - Web comic
- Modesty Blaise
- Monty formerly Robotman and Monty, formerly Robotman
- Moon Mullins (1923-1991) Frank Willard
- Moose and Molly
- Mother Goose and Grimm
- Mutt and Jeff
- Mutts by Patrick McDonnell
N
O
- 1/0 (pronounced "One Over Zero") - Web comic
- Odd Bodkins
- On the Fastrack
- Outland
- Overboard
- Ozark Ike
P
- Pardon my Planet
- Peanuts by Charles Schulz
- Penny Arcade - Web comic
- Penman
- The Perishers
- The Phantom
- Pickles
- Piranha Club formerly Ernie by B. Grace
- Pogo (1949-1971) Walt Kelly, continued briefly by his wife, revived briefly in 1989
- Pokey the Penguin - Web comic
- Polly and her Pals
- Pop's Place
- Popeye (1929- ) Elzie Segar
- Pretzel Logic
- Prince Valiant originated by Hal Foster
- Private Snafu (1942-1945?) Ted Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss and Phil Eastman
- Pud by Steve Nease
Q
R
- Redeye
- Rex Morgan, M.D.
- Rick O'Shay
- Rip Kirby
- Rhymes with Orange
- Rose is Rose
- Rupert Bear
- Rusty Stover
S
- Sabrina Online - Web comic
- Safe Havens
- Sally Forth by Greg Howard and Craig MacIntosh
- Sam and Silo
- Sherman's Lagoon
- The Shield - G-Man Extraordinary (1939-1945) Harry Shorten and Irv Novick
- Shoe (comic) by Jeff MacNelly
- Silly Philly by Bill Keane
- The Simpsons
- Six Chix
- Sluggy Freelance - Web comic
- Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids
- Smilin' Jack
- Space Moose
- The Spectre (1940- ) Jerry Siegel
- Speed Bump
- Spiderman
- The Spirit (1940-1952 + several reprints) Will Eisner
- Steve Canyon (1947-1988) Milton Caniff
- Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
- Super Rabbit (1942) a single issue incarnation of Bugs Bunny
- Superboy (1944- ) probably Joe Shuster and Don Cameron
- Superman (1938- ) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
T
- Tank McNamara
- Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973, revival attempt in the 1990s) Milton Caniff (1934-1947)
- There Oughta Be a Law
- They'll Do It Every Time
- Thimble Theater
- The Tick (1986-2002) Ben Edlund
- This Modern World
- Tiger (comic)
- Tintin (192?-1981) Hergé
- Tom the Dancing Bug
- Toonerville Trolley
- Triangle and Robert - Web comic
- Trudy
- Tumbleweeds
- Toonerville Trolley
U
- User Friendly - Web comic
W
- Wash Tubbs (1924-1988) Roy Crane, merged with Captain Easy in 1949
- Wildwood
- Willie and Joe (1940-1945, special reappearance in 1988 Steve Canyon farewell) Bill Mauldin
- Willy and Wanda
- The Wizard of Id by Johnny Hart and Brant Parker
- Wonder Warthog (1963-1977) Gilbert Shelton
- The Wotch - Web comic