Dill enjoys baking with Mary and for awhile it seems as if their shared interest might develop into romance. Later, meeting the others parents, especially Gatewoods folksy and spirited brood, doesnt go well. After a brief foray into romance with a fellow college student named Peter Danch, Jennifer next falls in love and becomes engaged to noted artist Gatewood Cobb while trying to make it in New York City. Your work is something I always look forward to seeing. For the demonic spirit, see, Saunders in unspecified issue of serialized autobiography, "Playwright for Paper Actors", in, "PCL MS 048 Allen and John Saunders [Manuscript Collection]", "Next Page: A Mary Q&A with Karen Moy; A glimpse behind the veil of creating the Mary Worth saga", "LI cartoonists, animators drawn to evolving industry", "Joe Giella Retires From Drawing "Mary Worth", "The Next Page: Every little thing she does", "Cartoon Island Contest Votes off Mary Worth", "Carol Burnett Couldn't Keep a Straight Face When She Played Mary Worthless", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Worth&oldid=1115332380. It's official: Mary Worth is out of the paper. Hatcheck girl at Radees Hades Club, where she dresses in a short skirt and wheres devil horns. Towson: The current Sunday "Phantom" has a terrorism storylineis that in response to the current world situation? Dr. Drew Cory. In 1983, Ian meets Gwen Thorne, the adult daughter he never knew he had. Today's comics, crossword puzzles and games from Seattle PI. Thanks for doing this. The most popular early reoccurring characters were former showgirl, Leona Stockpool (1939, 1942, 1948), spoiled actress Angel Varden (1941, 1942, 1949, 1969), and tough-talking show business writer, "Brick" Bricker (multiple stories between 1946 and 1953). Previous aliases included Ezra Partridge and Effram Petworthy. Cass similarly betrays Button Bowes, and decides to head back to Jennings, Ohio to turn himself in to authorities. Graham Nolan: No I don't have an agent. Joe Giella continued to handle the art chores until recently. Comic Book Reprints of Apple Mary (3-4 pages per issue): Popular Comics 9-28, Crackajack Funnies 1-25 (Dell). Toddler Sunny is left on Marys doorstep. Ken Ernst succeeded Connor as artist in 1942. In 2014, Wilbur helps Iris wayward son get a job. I handle most business affairs myself, but if it is a complicated issue I will use an attorney. The beautiful and good-hearted niece of Caleb Gribble, the corrupt mayor of Boomville. Superintendent of schools in Jennings, Ohio, and husband to Anne. Frank Crawford. That same year he meets, falls in love with and marries September Smith. Graham Nolan: I sure hope so! Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, The Don't Cancel Mary Worth Coalition now has its own, Big things are happening! Demographics? 4/01-6/02. Saunders, who was still writing the strip, told The New York Times that we may shock some people, but he felt the problem was too great to ignore. In the process, Dawn Weston becomes infatuated with his confidence and muscular physique, but is disillusioned when he beats up her boyfriend, Sammy.The war-hating son of a brigadier general, Ford boasts he will never see jail time because he did the military a service by exposing its weaknesses and he will plea bargain in exchange for explaining to them how he did it. Angel Varden and the Blackstons return. Minerva Minnie Monroe. The situation is reversed late in 1976 when Annes old college sweetheart turns up, millionaire Don Delevan. Stan, who is a paraplegic, is initially put off by Karens disclosure of her history but ultimately proposes. Willow smoothes out many of his rough edges and the two are engaged. Comics - Washington Post comics, Tom Toles, Cul de Sac and editorial cartoons. The move to sunny California is courtesy of John Saunders, who has totally taken over the writing of the comic strip with the retirement of his father. Exotic beauty and show girl, Gypsy Monez seeks Marys help hiding from gangster Max Falcon and in the process wins the heart of two brothers, young Bud and Rick Pendrake. Mary was now a great-grandmother, and the little rugrat would only grow older. You may think you know Mary Worth, but you dont know her whole story, the story some understandably still try to hide. Garfield, which finished first in a recent national comics survey, ranked 19th in our poll. And then Apartment 3-G. With the exception of The Heart of Juliet Jones (which in an early 1970s interview Allen Saunders claims is the only soap strip he regularly follows) and perhaps Mary Perkins On Stage (which was more of a soap/adventure hybrid if you ask me), those four really are the major examples of the genre, and all go back to the same creator. Mike Mason. The two quickly fall in love and become engaged, but the marriage is cancelled when Sterling has an opportunity to return to the stage. Apple Mary embodied a certain feminine ideal: devoted to her family, industrious, and capable of fighting like a lioness for her cub on the rare occasion that was called for. Enjoy these subscriber benefits: Access 250,000+ comics Favorites daily email Ad-free reading 30 Days Free Terms Apply. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff; COMMUNITY. Later, the feud was revealed to be a collaborative hoax that Capp and his longtime pal Saunders had cooked up together. Iris enjoys a brief, rather chaste romance with Zak, a handsome young college student in 2016, but ultimately breaks things off, feeling he is too young for her. You list him in the artists, but I think artist Ken Ernst deserves a mention in the main textthe series really started on its path, IMHO, when he came along in 1942, despite Saunders already having been there a number of years as writer, he was the creative figure who was with the strip the longest (by a year or two), and, from what Ive read, did have story input. Ian Cameron, Ph.D. 6/37-8/37. Saul Wynter. Professor of English literature and creative writing at University of California at Santa Royale. Mary almost falls into his trap and is about to marry him when worries that the police are onto him sends him packing. Dennie is able to walk again. ), King Features, which began syndicating Mary Worth in 1987,[5] gives the debut year of Mary Worth as 1938, denies any connection between the strips, saying, "Contrary to popular belief, Mary Worth is not a continuation of the Depression-era favorite Apple Mary. Veras ultimate rejection of him leaves Drew heartbroken and he readily accepts Marys advice to go to Vietnam in 2008 to further his fathers medical mission there in hopes of redeeming himself. The Comics Curmudgeon, Josh Fruhlinger on wonkette.com, makes fun of and loves comics and is pushing for her return. In the meantime, his wife Sybil bought an apartment complex in Santa Royale, in an effort to establish a living for herself. I look forward to the Judge Parker onethats a series where its very hard for me to find vintage comics from (I know Argo did a volume of reprints in 1956 as well, but its hard to find and doesnt seem to be online). In his autobiography, he wrote that he deliberately changed Apple Mary from an economically-challenged food vendor to a more polished suburbanite who helped people with relationship problems. Corabelle Berkey. "We received hundreds of passionate e-mails," a top Post editor told The Washingtonian. Later, it took on its present title, Mary Worth. Jennifer gives birth to a son, Byron, in 1971. Thanksnow if one of the Chicago papers would carry Rex Graham Nolan: Yes, I do all the letteringbut I cheat a bit by using a computer font. Exact figures aren't available, but early returns suggest "Mary Worth" was most popular, followed by "Cathy" and "Broom Hilda." Since the Sunday's are done so much further ahead, I don't know why they don't look at them to base their colors on. Believing Angie was falsely prosecuted, Mary offers to take Angie back to reform school herself and this time Angie agrees. 1979 Hamilton Hull almost leaves his wife, then asks Mary to manage Charterstone Apts. Women of questionable morals tempted Bill Biff from the straight and narrow. He is tall and slender, distinguished looking with a fetching mustache. Later, Patti is unknowingly drawn into a scam to deceive a wealthy businessman named Madison Bryce, whose own long lost (actually murdered) daughter Patti closely resembles. In a FoxTrot strip, the characters are discussing how many comic strips that day have jokes based on golf. Handsome, blond-haired police detective who successfully woos physician Adrian Cory after arresting her then current fianc for fraud. At the same time, Iris complains of fatigue and fatigue. 11/13-1/14. 7/21/41-3/42. Estelle is wooed by Arthur Z. Straight Arrow Sam Lyons. It is soon revealed that she is the adult daughter that he never knew he had from his brief first marriage to Liz Harworth who subsequently married the wealthy Lord Thorne in England. From the comic books to what you do now with Rex and the Phantom Sundays(HOW COME THE POST CAN'T CARRY THAT, SUZANNE?). Saunders returned Capp's fire with the introduction of the character "Hal Rapp," a foul-tempered, ill-mannered, and (ironically) inebriated cartoonist (Capp was a teetotaler). She is last seen in the narrative leaving for Paris with her husband and now two young children. Slim Worth returns. Mrs. Hardie. Id forgotten some of the 70s and 80s stuff. 9/21/72-11/72. Was it the facial hair? Graham Nolan: Thanks to everyone who is in the chat room. 1985 While in NYC, Mary and Hamilton Hull try to help astrology fanatic Jenny Troon. Alexa Bennett. He moved into the Charterstone complex in May 1993, quickly becoming a Platonic friend to his neighbor, Mary. Graham Nolan: I work 6-9 weeks ahead on the Sundays. I also love that aspect of the strip. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, this soap opera-style strip influenced several that followed.It was created by writer Allen Saunders and artist Dale Connor, initially appeared under the pseudonym "Dale Allen". In 2018, Tommy falls in love with Brandy, a pretty coworker at the grocery store, but worries when he learns Brandys father was an abusive alcoholic. Jennifer Crawford. 1944 Enter mysterious Lisa de Leon. 2014 Released from prison, Tommy Beedie returns. June Gale Morgan. Desktop notifications are on | Turn off, Get breaking news alerts from The Washington Post. There are two collections of Karen Moy and longtime artist Joe Giella narratives currently available for interested readers. Locating so many of these stories in a mid-sized Midwestern town generally meant the stories took on a less glamorous slant. No longer destitute, she no longer has to sell apples and is henceforth only known as Mary Worth. He romances both Dawn Weston and Vera Shields in 2007. Hildy Worth Brent becomes a mother. When Sprockett tires of Marys charitable efforts, he once again joins forces with Craftee, the employer he betrayed. In an Over the Hedge Sunday strip, Verne ends with "Maybe Mary Worth needs a pet turtle" (signifying his frustration with his co-characters' disconnection from reality) after RJ and Hammy discusses rather surrealistically around the life of missing socks, as if the socks were individual life forms on their own. Cottage City, Md. Mildy arrogant French foreign exchange art student who engages in a summer romance with Dawn Weston. Ambitious young dancer from the South, Pixie aspires to get to Broadway, but first Brick, still working for Herb Ashley, gets Pixie a job at WBIX. Sterling ends up attempting suicide after his comeback apparently fails. Your style is GREAT! Graham Nolan: Try drawing a baby in a 2 inch space! 1942 Conman Colonel Canfield romances Mary. As of Monday, March 19th, The Washington Post has decided to stop publishing Mary Worthin its comics pages. I was so glad to see that June breastfed her infant and that she is working mom. Because of his kindness towards her, taking her in as a child, Connie has a hard time accepting her uncles involvement in nasty doings. The lions share of parenting is done by Mary until she begins to travel around the country. He and Iris take another break break from their relationship. 2007 Mary brings an ill Jeff home. Link is wary of Bricks efforts to set Mary up with the charming Edwin Pinwhistle, concerns that end up being well founded. 12/70-3/71. The following characters is a list from Mary Worth Mary "Maria" Worth Born about 60-something years ago in Jennings, OH, Mary is a graduate of Denison University, a former teacher and the widow of John Jack Worth, a Wall Street wizard who left a sensible portfolio providing her with a comfortable if not generous income. In the strip itself, Mary has invited Vera to the Charterstone pool party. *Edit* (if I could) I see the Judge Parker one has already been up for a while! He also is the cartoonist for the 'Phantom' comic. In other words, how many papers it appears in. [9], Saunders retired in 1979 (and died in 1986), and Ernst died in 1985. She is ultimately reconciled with her brother, Von, with whom she had struggled for their fathers affections before he died. Wilburs daughter, a college student. Later, with real anxiety, Carlos welcomes his ambitious niece Theresa for a visit. A conservative young man is almost rejected by the parents of his new love, modernistic sculptress, Mavis McGrath, when he reveals a past history of mental illness. Welcome to the Washington Post Style section comics . Mary leaves Bill, Dennie and Sunny behind. They are seen dancing at a club together in early 2017 and are together as part of a collegiate overseas arts seminar in 2018. Eves dog Max saved her from a deadly assault by her abusive ex-husband. In storyline-related news, Mary is currently showing Vera around Charterstone, after yesterday attempting to reach into her soul. He also bonds with Eve Lourd, a newly moved in Charterstone resident, over their mutual love of dogs. Kate Berdan. 2006 Jeff Cory goes to Cambodia. 12/1/55-3/56, 9/56, 11/59-12/59, 5/5/61-9/61, 11/62-1/63, 6/64, 9/64. Ella leaves the complex to her a younger relative. (Hal Rapp was a fatheaded egomaniac.) It was in good fun, but newspaper editors didnt get the joke. The couple just gradually fade from the narrative thereafter. 3/40-11/40, 3/42-6/42, 4/48-7/48. Mary herself might not appear in the strip for weeks at a time, although she would eventually be around to give timely advice and support (or occasionally, a stern talking-to, if appropriate) to a character at a crucial point. Sunny Biff. Very funny! Dennie and September welcome their first son into the world in 1956. Apple Marys plucky young crippled grandson, Dennie receives corrective treatments in 193x that allows him to walk normally. Self-professed computer genius and ladies man, Dud seemingly befriends his neighbors in Charterstone, all the while engaging in identity theft and ultimately infecting the militarys computer system with a destructive virus. Judge Parker is almost done. Connie Harms. Mary Worth is associated with an older comic strip, Apple Mary, sometimes subtitled Mary Worth's Family, which dates from 1934 and features the character "Apple Mary" Worth, as well as several supporting characters who would continue into the new strip. Lyric is engaged to an older man, wealthy Matt Brand. Ian Camerons somewhat elitist prejudices are revealed in the process. Mary hides information about Dennies father that she learned from Edwin H. Medill in 1957. He was ultimately arrested and charged with fraud, bigamy, forgery, (and) tampering with public records. 2/09-4/09. 4/95-10/95, 1/97-8/97, 9/97, (referenced 2/98), 11/98-12/98, 6/00-7/00, 9/00. The Don't Cancel Mary Worth Coalition (aka The Mary Worth Anti-Cancellation Committee) is a group of concerned citizens advocating the return of Mary Worth to the comics page of The Washington Post. [1], Many reference sources[2] state that Mary Worth was a continuation of Publishers Syndicate's Depression-era strip Apple Mary, created by Martha Orr in 1934, centering on an old woman who sold apples on the street and offered humble common sense. Harrisburg, Pa.: As an illustrator, what input do you have on plot lines or dialogue? Dawn Weston. Drop by and have a drink sometime. Sandy Spring, Md. A married dance act, their faltering romance is rescued by Mary, whom Marcia comes to consider a surrogate mother. 3/55-6/55, 9/19/56-11/57, 1/58-3/58, 6/57, 8/61-11/61, 6/63, (ref 12/63). Marys aristocratic and five time married cousin who puts on airs, interferes with younger relatives love lives, and has a recurring drinking problem. And no, I don't have to have any approval on the pencils. A shy dark-haired girl with psychic powers visiting from New York City that only Mary seems to take seriously. Wealthy nephew of Frank Crawford, Griff works for a company that the newly wealthy Crawford must have invested in. He is often involved in the troubled relationships and conflicts of his daughter Dawn. Could I just make one nitpick? They too are soon engaged, but given Clarks meager finances, she continues modelling. He appears briefly in 2014, having lunch with Mary. The fathers untimely death paves the way for chastened couple. 10/88-2/89. GET PREMIUM ACCESS! Mary gives Estelle a one-eyed cat named Libby after she discovers Jeff is badly allergic to cats. Graham Nolan: The publisher owns the right, but the creators get a piece of it. Keep checking in. Moy has sought to reverse that "glacial" pace[10] and to show Worth as not only a "figure of common sense and compassion" but also as "human" in her own flaws and experiencing "jealousy, self-doubt, fear, and anger".[13]. That take is understandable, but looking at her long life in the comics (over eighty years, believe it or not), lends some interesting insights into her evolution and the treatment of women along the way. The woman Mary describes as her best friend. Dr. Mike Roberts. The two now appear to have had a brief and childless marriage after meeting in college in what appears to be the 1960s or 70s. 2000 Minerva, Peter and Willow all reenter Marys life one last time. I work on existing strips so it is a work for hire deal. And what can you tell me about Lee Falk, its creator? This is awesome! Also, how come the characters have different colors on during the week (dailies) and different ones on Sunday? Copyright 2003 The Washington Post Company. Later story lines introduced an additional foil, the alcoholic hospital administrator Jill whose anti-marriage diatribes (caused by her being jilted at the altar by her fianc) put her into Mary's orbit when she offers to help Jeff's daughter plan her wedding. Is he currently drawing a newspaper strip? Wilbur is seduced by Toby Camerons manipulative sister, Elizabeth Hoag in 2001. 6/72-9/72. Never one to shy from hot-button issues of the day, Mary Worth made comics history in 1976 when Mary was called upon to counsel a teenager faced with having an illegitimate child. Mary deals with a stalker, Aldo Kelrast. 1994 Mary helps Bill and Sonia Corey. 10/45-x/46. I brought them back to the way the originally were conceived and gave them modern clothes instead of outfits from the 1950's. While Mary generally made only brief appearances to react and give her matronly advice, she had occasional longer appearances that chronicled her unsuccessful romances: Colonel Everett Canfield (1942), "Drum" Greenwood (1949, 1950), and Admiral "Reef" Hansen (1959).[7]. I know when I go to comic book stores I'm almost always the only woman in the place. "The readership may not be that high, but what we underestimated was the intensity." But take a look at Judge Parker by Woody Wilson and Eduardo Barretto. Dawn and Drew Cory have an ill-fated romance. He return a few months later, claiming to be a race car driver and actually a boxer whos willing to throw fights. And when asked by the mayor of Boomville, she readily sells her farm to make way for new living units, because as she says something must be done about better housing conditions for defense workers in town. (6/10/41). Brick emerges as a close friend to Mary and is able to return the older womans support on several occasions, arranging for at least two jobs for Mary. Gotham: Is Rex Morgan the new Batman colleague, Doctorman? ", the tour of the Springfield Shopper leads them to the comic department which is headed by the author of Mary Worth. Bessie betrays Mary by trying to sell her secret spiced apple recipe to her Marys business rivals (Mary has her own store at this point), but changes her mind at the last minute when she doesnt like the other businessmens attitude. Mary Worth herself, though always a presence in each story, was almost never the central character. 8/2-9/24/17, 2/18-4/13/20, 5/4-5/15/20. Graham Nolan: No but he has worked comic-books for over 20 years. His excellent work has drawn me into the strip which I never read before he took it over. I would assume a strip like Rex Morgan, which has been around for years, commands a lot of moneyor does it depend on the kind of paper it runs in (ie: The Post and some smaller paper like the Richmond Times-Dispatch)? 4/93-10/93, 10/94-1/95, 8/96-9/96, 7/98-11/98, 5/01-6/02, 5/03-6/03, 10/03, 2/04, 7/04-11/04, 9/06, 7/07-10/07, 11/09-3/10, 1/11-3/11, 5/12-8/12, 9/13-10/13, 2/14-5/14, 6/16, 10/25-11/20/16, 3/10-3/12/17, 3/12-6/14/18, 6/10-6/17/19, 9/30/19-2/14/20, 5/15-5/24/20. Besides the character of Mary Worth herself, Mary's grandson Dennie is featured in both comic strips, regularly appearing from 1934 to 1944, and reappearing as an adult in stories published from 1955-1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963. Sgt. 10/34-10/44, 3/55-6/55, 9/19/56-11/56, 2/57-3/57, 6/57, 6/12/59-7/5/59, 8/61-11/61, 6/63, (referenced 12/63, speaks to Mary by phone 4/66). 10/06-12/06, 2/07-3/07. Tampa, Florida: We go back quite a bit farther than that. In Florida, Rachel very seriously entertains having an affair with a younger male reporter covering the rally named Gabe Forrest. I read it in the Baltimore Sun on Sundays. He reportedly met Nicholas Dallis while they were on holiday or at a conference or *something* (various interviews have slightly different stories) and it was his influence which led Dallis to do Rex Morgan. Point of Rocks, Md. After graduating and becoming a professor, Woody and Dawn begin to date but his temper and then his history of severe mental illness ultimately derail their romance. Jeffs physician daughter who wears her black hair in a practical, short cut. Comics Kingdom | Mary Worth by Karen Moy and June Brigman Archive Blog Shop Home Mary Worth Friday, November 11, 2022 Friday, November 11, 2022 You've reached your monthly max of free comics. In 2020, Tommy proposes to Brandy, who initially declines, incorrectly believing Tommy has begun to use again. Career driven physician who first deals with trouble in her marriage and then becomes entangled in Senora Lisa DeLeons quest to defy the effects of aging. Not long after, Mike is declared dead due to a plane crash over the Amazon. 9/01-6/02, 6/03-2/04. A heavy drinker, he dies when he accidentally drives his car off a cliff. Jenny is romanced by an aspiring young architect named Kevin Bush who brings some much needed stability into her life. I wanted to do a story that looked modern about modern themes, so I consulted the writer and he came up with the storyline. In her new role, the old street merchant obviously was not usable. About 5,000 more trickled in after the deadline, arriving too late to be counted. Vera is shown deeply troubled in her old apartment, which is dilapidated both in condition and in perspective. The colors on the dailies are done by the syndicate. Tommy Beedie. AKA Second Story Maggie, an English conwoman who attempts to romance and ultimately defraud Drew Cory out of five thousand dollars, all the while successfully robbing wealthy residents of precious jewels. Tough minded head of Rhodes Petal Cosmetics. As of Monday, March 19th, The Washington Post has decided to stop publishing Mary Worth in its comics pages. It looks like something may have been lost in this comment. Waldorf, Md: What's the funniest piece of fan mail--positive or negative--that you've ever received? 1941 Slim disappears again (for a long time). $5.95. Carlos Alora. In June 2008, Jeff and Marys relationship almost breaks off over the way Marys preoccupation with the troubles of others interferes with their own plans. 7/06-9/06. and the Sunday "Phantom" comic strips. Sunday, August 26, 2018 'Mary Worth' and the shameful ballad of Tommy Lower that eyebrow, mister! Vick, Karl. Attractive, recently widowed 60-year old neighbor of Marys. 1975 Marys cousin, Rose Morris, finds love. Drew, something of a ladies man, is deceived in his 2000 romance with Meg Chester, who is secretly . Her ultimate rejection of Drew for a new beau sends the handsome physician into a crisis of confidence and conscience. 11/43-4/44. Meets Patti Parker. Wilbur Weston, Iris ex, is very jealous of Zak. Jared Mylo. They come back into Marys life in 1997 when the two are in an auto accident and are brought to the hospital where Mary is volunteering. ChiChi Chambery-Fraise. 2018 Wilbur struggles. 3/65-5/65, 2/66-3/66, 11/68, 2/69, 5/69, 9/71-12/71, 2/72?, 5/73-8/73, 9/74-12/74, 7/76-2/77, 8/77-10/77, 7/78-9/78, 12/78-1/79. Does he give you an idea of what they should look like? It was a classic Depression era comic strip, similar to Little Orphan Annie of the 1930s, featuring sympathetic characters trying to just get buy. I research one comic strip until I get a little burnt out and then work on another. Mary visits Olive in NYC. Tori Amos fought for her songs 30 years ago. Senior who had lost his wife and becomes obsessed with Mary after she shows him some kindness. 2020 Dawn chooses Jared over Hugo. For those looking to keep up with the current storyline, today's strip features Mary agreeing over the phone to show Ben the apartment vacated for Ella, so that Vera can move in. Old Man Craftee provided most of the obstacles to Mary getting back on her feet in 1935. Spoiled Angel Varden takes the stage. "The weird old soap operas (including Mary Worth) are my favorite target.". The last one I attended was Mega-Con in Orlando back in February. Judge Parker, Apartment 3-G, Rex Morgan, Mary Worth and Spider-Man all placed among the 10 Least-Read Strips. Estelle. : Are there many women working in the comic book business? So looking forward to reading more Recurring villains seemed relatively rare for that era of soap strips. Mary is now having tea with Toby (with her pinky finger extended!) You are now leaving The Seattle Times. Holeee cow! AS far as the art goes, How tightly do you pencil you strips before you ink them? His blindspot in this regard creates a brief period of alienation with Toby. Woody calls Mary for help in 1971 when Jennifer becomes pregnant and is seeking her Moms support. Bill Biff and Dennie are still around but they are no longer the central focus of stories as told by Allen Saunders and Dale Conner. Mary Worth - Comics Kingdom Puzzles Support Candorville Darrin Bell Comments Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny Bob Mankoff & CartoonStock Comments Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny. Most of the continuity strips are a far cry from what they were, but that doesn't mean there aren't new and great ideas out there looking for readers. 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