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. A domestic comedy strip, heavily modeled on Blondie, and ended on June 9, 1974.
Dotty Dripple
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- 1944
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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. A domestic comedy strip, heavily modeled on Blondie, and ended on June 9, 1974.
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• Title — Dotty Dripple • Author — Jeff Keate (1944 only) • Illustrator — Jim McMenamy (1944 only) • Current — Buford Tune (1944–1974) • Status — Concluded • First — June 26, 1944 • Last — June 9, 1974 • Syndicate — Publishers Syndicate (1944–1967) Publishers-Hall Syndicate (1967–1974) • Genre — humor
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1944
Dotty Dripple created.
2015
Dotty Dripple Comics #22 (2015) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2015
Dotty Dripple #1 digitised by Open Library.
2015
Dotty Dripple Comics #15 digitised by Open Library.
2018
Dotty Dripple #2 digitised by Open Library.
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Dotty Dripple #1 (2015) — Open Library
Dotty Dripple #2 (2018) — Open Library
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