Betty - Sunday Comic Strip Vintage 1919

Betty - Sunday Funny Papers 1919 No 1 from Chuck Thompson

Our Sunday comic strip for the week is this vintage piece from 1919.  Betty was a short run strip that lasted about 3 months long and that was it.  It was over.  There are about 11 known strips.  We will try and get to more in the future with this one.  It's always interesting to look at what was considered funny back in earlier times and what was the sentiment of the day.  This gives you part of that picture. Enjoy. 

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Charlie Chan Sunday Comic Strip

Charlie Chan Sunday Comic Strip 2 from Chuck Thompson

Charlie Chan old time classic Sunday comic strip.  Short stories of the world famous detective from the 1920's to the 1950's.  His popularity went down towards the end of the 1940's pretty much putting a halt to the movies and comic strips.  During the time period, Charlie Chan was more popular than Sherlock Holmes.  These days, not that many people are even familiar with Charlie Chan.

  To view the comic strip in full screen mode for easier reading, just left click the icon at the very bottom far right of the slideshare container.  To exit full screen mode, hit the escape key on your keyboard.   

First episode of Alfred Andriola's Charlie Chan Sunday comic strip (October 30, 1938), distributed by the McNaught Syndicate. The daily strip began earlier that week (October 24, 1938). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Krazy Kat - Sunday Funnies

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From 1916, Krazy Kat.  Straight out of the Sunday funnies paper.  Krazy Kat came about at about the same time as Felix the Cat.  A very popular cartoon character at the time.  From the Golden Age of yesteryear.  Enjoy.

Rodeo Dough (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Dan Dunn - Sunday Funnies

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From the Sunday funny paper of yesteryear.  Dan Dunn, ace detective.  The man that went head to head with Dick Tracy as the character to follow for crime detective stories.  Sunday Funnies right here on GVLN, bringing you incredible content everyday.

Chester Gould's cover for 1947 Quaker Puffed Wheat giveaway comic book reprinting early 1940s Dick Tracy strips. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

GVLN Sunday Funnies - Adam Ames

Adam Ames Sunday funnies from Chuck Thompson

Sunday funnies for this week are 3 strips from Adam Ames.  Classic Sunday funny newspaper clippings.  Read the Sunday funnies each Sunday right here on GVLN.    

Funnies on Parade (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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