King Features Syndicate, Inc. is an American content distribution and

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and

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company owned by

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that distributes about 150

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s, newspaper columns,

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s, and

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s to nearly 5,000

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s worldwide. King Features Syndicate also produces intellectual properties, develops new content and franchises (like '' The Cuphead Show!'', which it produced with

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), and licenses its classic characters and properties. King Features Syndicate is a unit of Hearst Holdings, Inc., which combines the Hearst Corporation's cable-network partnerships, television programming and distribution activities, and syndication companies. King Features' affiliate syndicates are North America Syndicate and Cowles Syndicate.

History

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's newspapers began syndicating material in 1895 after receiving requests from other newspapers. The first official Hearst syndicate was called Newspaper Feature Service, Inc., established in 1913. In 1914, Hearst and his manager Moses Koenigsberg consolidated all of Hearst's syndication enterprises under one banner (although Newspaper Feature Service was still in operation into at least the 1930s). Koenigsberg gave it his own name (the German word ''

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'' means ''king'') when he launched King Features Syndicate on November 16, 1915. Production escalated in 1916 with King Features buying and selling its own staff-created feature material. A trade publication — ''Circulation'' — was published by King Features between 1916 and 1933. In January 1929, the world-famous

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'' (1934–2013), and ''

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'' (1936–present). In March 1936, a fictional, magical animal called

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was added to Popeye, and trademarked. King Features remained a "powerhouse" syndicate throughout the 1950s and the 1960s. In 1965 it launched a children's comic and coloring page. In 1986, King Features acquired the Register and Tribune Syndicate for $4.3 million. Later that year, Hearst bought News America Syndicate (formerly Publishers-Hall).King Features Syndicate profile.
via Hearst Corporation By this point, with both King Features and News America (renamed North America Syndicate), Hearst led all syndication services with 316 features. In 2007, King Features donated its collection of comic-strip proof sheets (two sets of over 60 years' accumulation) to the

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and the Michigan State University Comic Art Collection while retaining the collection in electronic form for reference purposes. In November 2015, King Features released a book, entitled "King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate" to commemorate its 100th

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. The book features a compilation of strips and the histories behind King Features strips. As of 2016, with 62 strips being syndicated, Hearst was considered the second-largest comics service, second only to Uclick (now known as

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). In December 2017, King Features appointed CJ Kettler as president of the company. Kettler previously was CEO of Sunbow Entertainment and the executive producer of the

series ''

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''.

William Randolph Hearst's involvement

In 1941, King Features manager Moses Koenigsberg wrote an autobiographical history of the company entitled ''King News''. William Randolph Hearst paid close attention to the comic strips, even in the last years of his life, as is evident in these 1945–46 correspondence excerpts, originally in ''Editor & Publisher'' (December 1946), about the creation of ''Dick's Adventures in Dreamland'' — a strip that made its debut on Sunday, January 12, 1947; written by former ''Daily News'' reporter Max Trell and illustrated by Neil O'Keefe (who also drew for King Features a strip based on

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's ''Inspector Wade of Scotland Yard''): : Hearst to King Features president J. D. Gortatowsky (December 28, 1945): "I have had numerous suggestions for incorporating some American history of a vivid kind in the adventure strips of the comic section. The difficulty is to find something that will sufficiently interest the kids… Perhaps a title — "Trained by Fate" — would be general enough. Take

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and show him as a boy making as much of his boyhood life as possible, and culminate, of course, with his ride. Take Betsy Ross for a heroine, or Barbara Fritchie… for the girls." : King Features editor Ward Greene to Hearst: "There is another way to do it, which is somewhat fantastic, but which I submit for your consideration. That is to devise a new comic… a ''dream'' idea revolving around a boy we might call Dick. Dick, or his equivalent, would go in his dream with Mad Anthony Wayne at the storming of Stony Point or with Decatur at Tripoli… his wouldprovide a constant character… who would become known to the kids." : Hearst to Greene: "The dream idea for the American history series is splendid. It gives continuity and personal interest, and you can make more than one page of each series… You are right about the importance of the artist." : Greene to Hearst (enclosing samples): "We employed the dream device, building the comic around a small boy." : Hearst: "I think the drawing of ''Dick and His Dad'' is amazingly good. It is perfectly splendid. I am afraid, however, that similar beginning and conclusion of each page might give a deadly sameness to the series… Perhaps we could get the dream idea over by having only the conclusion on each page. I mean, do not show the boy going to sleep every time and then show him waking up, but let the waking up come as a termination to each page… Can you develop anything out of the idea of having Dick the son of the keeper of the Liberty Statue in New York Harbor? I do not suggest this, as it would probably add further complications, but it might give a spiritual tie to all the dreams. The main thing, however, is to get more realism." : Greene: "We do not have to show the dream at the beginning and end of every page… If we simply call the comic something like ''Dreamer Dick'', we would have more freedom… Some device other than the dream might be used… A simple method would be to have him curl up with a history book." : Hearst: "If we find he first seriesis not a success, of course we can brief it, but if it is a success it should be a long series." : Greene: "I am sending you two sample pages of ''Dick's Adventures in Dreamland'' which start a series about Christopher Columbus." : Hearst: "In January, I am told, we are going to 16 pages regularly on ''Puck, the Comic Weekly''. That would be a good time to introduce the Columbus series, don't you think so?" The last strips Hearst personally selected for syndication were Elliot Caplin &

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's '' Big Ben Bolt'' and

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's '' Beetle Bailey'';Warren, James
"A grand tribute to a golden era of cartoons,"
''Poynter'' (January 2, 2018). Hearst died in 1951.

Editors

In the 1940s, Ward Greene (1893–1956) was King Features' editor, having worked his way up through the ranks. He was a reporter and war correspondent for the '' Atlanta Journal'' for four years (1913–17), moving to the '' New-York Tribune'' in 1917 and then returning to the ''Atlanta Journal'' as correspondent in France and Germany (1918–19). He joined King Features in 1920, became a writer and editor of the magazine section in 1925, advancing to executive editor and general manager."WARD GREEN DIES: A HEARST OFFICIAL,"
''New York Times '' (January 23, 1956), p. 25. Vice president Bradley Kelly (1894–1969) was a comics editor during the 1940s. Sylvan Byck (1904–1982) was head editor of the syndicate's comics features for several decades, from the 1950s until his retirement in 1978. A King Features employee for more than 40 years and comics editor for 33 years, Byck was 78 when he died July 8, 1982. Comic-strip artist John Celardo (1918–2012) began as a King comics editor in 1973. In 1973, Tom Pritchard (1928–1992) joined King Features, and became executive editor in 1990, overseeing daily editorial operations and the development of political cartoons, syndicated columns, and editorial services for King Features and North America Syndicate. Born in

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, Pritchard arrived at King Features after work as a reporter at ''The Record-Journal'' (

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), as feature writer with ''The Hartford Times'', as editor-publisher of Connecticut's weekly ''Wethersfield Post'', and as executive editor of ''The Manchester Journal Inquirer'' in Connecticut. He died of a heart attack in December 1992 at his home in Norwalk. In 1978, cartoonist Bill Yates (1921–2001) took over as King Features' comics editor. He had previously edited Dell Publishing's cartoon magazines (''1000 Jokes'', ''Ballyhoo'', ''For Laughing Out Loud'') and Dell's paperback cartoon collections. Yates resigned from King Features at the end of 1988 to spend full-time on his cartooning, and he died March 26, 2001. In 1988, Yates was replaced by Jay Kennedy — author of ''The Official Underground & Newave Comix Price Guide'' (Norton Boatner, 1982). Kennedy was King Features' lead editor until March 15, 2007, when he drowned in a riptide while vacationing in Costa Rica.Heller, Steven
"Jay Kennedy, 50, an Editor and Scholar of Comic Strips, Is Dead,"
''New York Times'' (March 19, 2007). Brendan Burford, who attended the

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, was employed for a year as an editorial assistant at

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before joining King Features as an editorial assistant in January 2000. Working closely with Jay Kennedy over a seven-year span, he was promoted to associate editor and then, after Kennedy's death, to the position of comics editor on April 23, 2007. In November 2018, Tea Fougner was promoted to editorial director for comics after working as an editor at King Features for nine years. She is the first female-assigned and first genderqueer person to oversee comics editorial at King Features.

Comics editors

* 1940s: Bradley Kelly * 1946–1956: Ward Greene * 1956–1978: Sylvan Byck * 1978–1988: Bill Yates * 1988–2007: Jay Kennedy * 2007–2017: Brendan Burford * 2018–Present: Tea Fougner

Strip submissions

When asked to speak in public, Byck made a point of telling audiences that King Features received more than 1,000 strip proposals annually, but chose only one each year. However, in Syd Hoff's ''The Art of Cartooning'' (Stravon, 1973), Byck offered some tips regarding strip submissions, including the creation of central characters with warmth and charm and the avoidance of "themes that are too confining," as he explained: : Although characterization is the most important element of a comic, the cartoonist also must cope with the problem of choosing a theme for his new strip. What will it be about? Actually, it is possible to do a successful comic strip about almost anything or anybody if the writing and drawing are exactly right for the chosen subject. In general, though, it is best to stay away from themes that are too confining. If you achieve your goal of syndication, you want your strip to last a long time. You don't want to run out of ideas after a few weeks or months. In humor strips, it is better to build around a character than around a job. For example, it is possible to do some very funny comic strip gags about a taxi driver. But a strip that is limited to taxi driver gags is bound to wear thin pretty fast. I'd rather see a strip about a warmly funny man who just happens to earn his living as a cabbie and whose job is only a minor facet of his potential for inspiring gags. Narrative strips can be and often are based on the central character's job. For example, the basis of a private eye strip is the work he does. But even here the strip will only be as successful as the characterization in it. The big question is: what kind of a man is this particular private eye?

Content distribution

King Features Syndicate's content distribution division distributes more than 150 different comics, games, puzzles, and columns, in digital and print formats, to nearly 5,000 daily, Sunday, weekly and online newspapers and other publishers. Comic properties include Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Dennis the Menace, The Family Circus,

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, Rhymes with Orange,

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, Macanudo, and Zits. The division additionally offers services for smaller publishers and community papers, including pagination and colorization services through its sister company, RBMA. In March 2018, to mark

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, many King Features cartoonists included messages about female empowerment and other topics that resonated with them. In April 2020, Bianca Xunise became the first black woman to join the team of female creators behind King Features strip Six Chix. Six Chix was first syndicated by King Features in May 2019, after King Features saw strip creator Maritsa Patrinos' work online. In June 2020, King Features started syndicating

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Rae the Doe. In the same month, cartoonists from King Features, along with artists from Kirkman's,

and National Cartoonists Society, hid symbols in their Sunday strips as a tribute to essential workers during the

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. In September 2020, King Features relaunched comic strip

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, originally launched in 1946, with cartoonist Jules Rivera, author of comic strip Love, Joolz, at the helm.

Animation, comic books, and licensing

Many King characters were adapted to animation, both theatrical and television cartoons. Strips from King Features were often reprinted by comic book publishers. In 1967, King Features made an effort to publish comic books of its own by establishing

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. This short-lived comic-book line showcased King's best-known characters in seven titles: * Beetle Bailey * Blondie * Flash Gordon * Jungle Jim *

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. In 1967, Al Brodax, then the president of King Features, pitched

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manager

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on turning their hit song " Yellow Submarine" into an animated movie. The

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was widely considered to be the first animated film for adult audiences, despite its G-rating in United States. In addition to extensive merchandising and licensing of such iconic characters as Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, and

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" and "

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" to " Mr. Bill" and " Mr. Magoo"), plus publicly displayed, life-sized art sculptures — " CowParade", "Guitarmania" and "The Trail of the Painted Ponies." King Features also represents David and Goliath, an apparel and accessories line popular with teenagers. King Features additionally licenses outdoor apparel brand PURENorway, Moomins,

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ic lifestyle brand Tulipop,

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character Crazy Frog and

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n animated character PUCCA. As a sales tool, the King Features design team created colorful strip sample folders resembling movie press kits. With rising paper costs and the downsizing of newspapers, the comic-strip arena became increasingly competitive, and by 2002, King salespeople were making in-person pitches to 1,550 daily newspapers across America. King was then receiving more than 6,000 strip submissions each year, yet it accepted only two or three annually. Interviewed in 2002 by Catherine Donaldson-Evans of

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, Kennedy commented: : It is difficult for cartoonists to break into syndication, but contrary to popular understanding, there's more new product being pitched now than 30 years ago. In that regard, there are more opportunities for new cartoonists. There's a finite amount of space to run comic strips—less now than 50 years ago. There are fewer two-paper cities and a lot of papers have shrunk their page size. New strips can succeed. The new cartoonists just have to be that much better. One of the first original animation projects of King Features Animation is '' The Cuphead Show!'' for

, an animated series based on the video game '' Cuphead'' by Studio MDHR, known for its use of fully hand-drawn characters and animations in the style of

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. The series had started development since July 2019, and was released on February 18, 2022. In June 2019,

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and

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announced the production of an animated film based on the comic strip Flash Gordon. Taiki Waititi was attached to

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and John Davis was announced as the producer. On May 11, 2020, it was announced that a Popeye movie is in development at King Features Syndicate with

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coming back to the project. In November 2020, a Hagar the Horrible animated series was announced, written by Eric Zibroski, who wrote and produced the ABC

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'' Fresh Off the Boat''.

Digital platforms

DailyINK (2006–2013)

Confronted by newspaper cutbacks, King Features has explored new venues, such as placing comic strips on mobile phones. In 2006, it launched DailyINK. On a web page and via email, the DailyINK service made available more than 90 vintage and current comic strips, puzzles, and editorial cartoons. The vintage strips included '' Bringing Up Father'', '' Buz Sawyer'', '' Flash Gordon'', ''

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'', '' The Little King'', ''

'', and '' Rip Kirby''. King Features editor-in-chief Jay Kennedy introduced the service early in 2006, commenting: With 11,000 subscribers by June 2010, more vintage strips were added to DailyINK, including '' Barney Google'', '' Beetle Bailey'', '' Big Ben Bolt'', '' Brick Bradford'', '' The Heart of Juliet Jones'', '' Jackys Diary'', '' The Katzenjammer Kids'', '' Little Iodine'', ''

'', '' Office Hours'', '' Quincy'' and '' Radio Patrol''. On November 15, 2010, a subscription rate increase to $19.99 was announced, effective December 15, 2010, with applications available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, plus a "new and improved" DailyINK in 2011. The redesign was by Blenderbox. Added features included original publication dates, a forum, and a blog, mostly promotional, but also with "Ask the Archivist" posts exploring comic-strip history. The "Last 7" feature enables the reader to see a week's worth of comics on one page. On January 13, 2012, the DailyINK app was voted as the People's Champ in the Funny category in the 2011 Pixel Awards. Established in 2006, the Pixel Awards honor sites and apps displaying excellence in web design and development. Other nominees in the Funny category: JibJab Media Inc, Threaded, Snowball of Duty: White Opps and SoBe Staring Contest. In 2012, ''Jackys Diary'' was dropped from DailyINK, and the Archivist explained: "Unfortunately, we no longer have the rights to publish the strip." In December 2013, Daily INK was relaunched as part of King Feature's

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Comics Kingdom (2008–present)

In November 2008, King Features introduced Comics Kingdom, a digital platform that newspapers can embed on their sites. Comics Kingdom splits advertising revenue with newspapers carrying the feature; those papers make local sales, while King handles national sales. During the 30-day period in which strips are made available on the newspaper sites, readers can post comments on local community forums. In January 2019, to commemorate

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's '' Queer Eye'' giving Popeye a makeover. In November 2019, Comics Kingdom launched a

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channel featuring classic cartoons from King Features archives. Before launching the channel, in December 2018, King Features launched a series of animated Popeye shorts to its primary YouTube channel, in celebration of the character's 90th "birthday." In July 2020, comic strip '' Rhymes with Orange'' launched a virtual interactive comic with digital drawing company Mental Canvas on Comics Kingdom. As of January 2022, Comics Kingdom features comic strips and

s which can be accessed and read

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. This

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also features some interactive

s. Comics are updated every day, plus a one-year archive is available. Older comics can be accessed by being a Comics Kingdom Royal (a paid member, subscribed to their premium subscription service). Comics Kingdom also features over 30 of comic strips in Spanish.

A la Carte Online Comics

King's A la Carte Online Comics offers syndication of specific strips aimed at "precisely defined audiences" of specialized websites. These are available in such categories as Animals, Environmental, Military, and Technology.

''King Features Weekly Planet''

''King Features Weekly Planet'' was created as an online newspaper of King's columns, comics, and puzzles.

King Features strips and panels

Current strips

Source: * ''Alice'' by Andrea E. Beizer * ''Arctic Circle'' by Alex Hallatt * '' Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'' by

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, Fred Lasswell and John Rose (began 1919) * '' Beetle Bailey'' by

, currently by Greg, Neal and Brian Walker (began 1950) * '' Between Friends'' by Sandra Bell-Lundy * ''Beware of Toddler'' by George Gant * ''

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'' by Dan Piraro and Wayno * ''Break of Day'' by Nate Fakes * '' Blondie'' by

Chic Young Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Blondie (comic strip), Blondie''. His 1919 ''William McKinley High School Yearbook'' cites his nickname as Chicken, source of hi ...

, currently by Dean Young and John Marshall (began 1930) * '' The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee'' by John Hambrock * ''

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'' by Niklas Eriksson * ''

'' by Ray Billingsley * ''Daddy Day Daze'' by Jon Kovaleski * '' Dennis the Menace'' by Hank Ketcham, currently by Scott Ketcham, Marcus Hamilton and Ron Ferdinand (began 1951, moved from News America Syndicate in 1986) * '' Dustin'' by Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker (began 2010) * ''Dumplings'' by Victor van Acker * '' The Family Circus'' by Bil Keane, currently by Jeff Keane (began 1960, moved from Register and Tribune Syndicate in 1986) * '' Flash Gordon'' by Alex Raymond, currently by Dan Schkade (original run 1934—2003, relaunched in 2023) * '' Gearhead Gertie'' by Mike Smith * '' Hägar the Horrible'' by Dik Browne (began 1973) * ''

Hi and Lois ''Hi and Lois'' is an American comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, both of whose children currently work on the strip, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate ...

'' by Mort Walker and Dik Browne, currently by Brian Walker and Eric Reaves (began 1954) * '' Hocus-Focus'' * ''Insanity Streak'' by Tony Lopes * ''Intelligent Life'' by David Reddick * '' Judge Parker'' by Francesco Marciuliano and Mike Manley * '' Kevin and Kell'' by Bill Holbrook (online only) * ''Legalization Nation'' by Box Brown * ''Legend of Bill'' by David Reddick * ''Macanudo'' by Liniers (began 2002, syndicated in the North American market since 2016) * '' Mallard Fillmore'' by Brad Tinsley and Loren Fishman (began 1994) * ''Mara Llave: Keeper of Time'' by Alex Segura and Nickole J. Villiger * ''

'' * '' Marvin'' by Tom Armstrong (began 1982) * '' Mary Worth'' * ''

Mother Goose and Grimm ''Mother Goose and Grimm'' (a.k.a. ''Mother Goose & Grimm'') is an internationally syndicated comic strip by cartoonist Mike Peters of the '' Dayton Daily News''. It was first syndicated starting October 1, 1984, and is distributed by King Fea ...

'' by Mike Peters (began 1984) * '' Mutts'' by Patrick McDonnell (began 1994) * ''Never Been Deader'' by Tommy De Void * ''Olive and Popeye'' by Erm Burdge and Randy Milholland * '' On the Fastrack'' by Bill Holbrook (began 1984) * ''Pardon My Planet'' by Vic Lee * ''

'' by

Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At the ...

, currently by Tony DePaul, Mike Manley and Jeff Weigel (began 1936) * ''

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Segar, currently by Randy Milholland (began 1919 as ''Thimble Theatre'', dailies in reruns) * '' Prince Valiant'' by Hal Foster, currently by Thomas Yeates and Jeff Schultz (began 1937) * '' Rae the Doe'' by Olive Brinker * '' Rex Morgan, M.D.'' * '' Rhymes with Orange'' by Hillary Price and Rina Piccolo * ''Rosebuds'' * '' Safe Havens'' by Bill Holbrook * '' Sally Forth'' * ''Shoe'' by Jeff McNelly, currently by Ben Lansing (began 1977, moved from Tribune Publishing Service in 2016) * '' Six Chix'' * '' Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids'' by Bob Weber, currently by Bob Weber, Jr. and Scott "Diggs" Underwood. * ''Take it from the Tinkersons'' by Bill Bettwy (began 2014) * '' Todd the Dinosaur'' (began 2004) * ''

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'' by Chad Carpenter (international sales only) * ''

Zippy the Pinhead Zippy the Pinhead is a fictional character who is the protagonist of ''Zippy'', an American comic strip created by Bill Griffith. Zippy's most famous quotation, "Are we having fun yet?", appears in ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'' and became a ...

'' by Bill Griffith (began 1976, ran as a self-syndicated alternative comic until 1986) * '' Zits'' by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (began 1997)

Former strips

* ''Archie'' by Bob Montana, Stan Goldberg, Dan De Carlo, Greg Scarpelli and Craig Boldman (1946—2011, moved from McClure Syndicate in c. 1955 and moved in c. 1995 to Creators Syndicate, currently in reruns) * '' Abie the Agent'' by Harry Hershfield (1915—1931, 1935—1939) * ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...

'' by

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

(1977—2019, in reruns until 2023) * ''

Apartment 3-G ''Apartment 3-G'' is an American newspaper soap opera comic strip about a trio of career women who share an apartment in Manhattan. Created by Nicholas P. Dallis with art by Alex Kotzky, the strip began May 8, 1961, initially distributed by t ...

'' (1961—2015, moved from News America Syndicate in 1986) * ''Baby Blues'' by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman (1990—present, moved from Creators Syndicate in 1995 and moved in 2023 to Andrews-McMeel Syndicate) * '' The Better Half'' * '' Betty Boop'' by

Max Fleischer Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer ; July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development ...

, drawn by Roland Crandall and other artists (1934—1938) * '' Betty Boop and Felix'' by Mort Walker (1984—1988) * '' Big Ben Bolt'' by Eliot Caplin and John Cullen Murphy (1950—1978) * '' Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog'' * '' Boner's Ark'' by Mort Walker (1968—2000) * '' Boob McNutt'' by Rube Goldberg (1915—1934) * '' Brick Bradford'' * '' Bringing Up Father'' by

George McManus George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, ''Bringing Up Father''. Biography B ...

, Vernon Greene and Frank Johnson (1913—2000, currently in reruns) * '' Buckles'' * '' Buz Sawyer'' * ''Candorville'' by Darrin Bell (discontinued 2025) * ''The Cisco Kid'' * ''

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'' * '' Crock'' * '' Deflocked'' * ''Dick, el Artillero'' by José Luis Salinas (''Dick the Striker'', Argentine strip, distributed in Latin America only) * ''

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

'' by

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

, drawn by Al Taliaferro and other artists (1938—1994, moved to Creators Syndicate in 1990, in reruns until 2014)* *''

Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...

'' by Fujiko Fujio (1969 – 1997, Asia only)* * ''Dumb Dora'' by Chic Young,

Paul Fung Paul Fung (1897–1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip ''Dumb Dora''. Early life Fung's father was a Baptist minister, the Reverend Fung Chak, a graduate of Stanford University. Paul was born in Seattle,Edge City An edge city is a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown or central business district, in what had previously been a suburban, residential or rural area. The term was popularized by the 1991 boo ...

'' by Terry and Patty Laban (currently in reruns) * ''Elmer'' by Doc Winner (1918—1956) * '' Etta Kett'' (1925—1974) * '' Felix the Cat'' by Pat Sullivan, drawn by Otto Messmer and other artists (1923—1964) * '' Flapper Filosofy'' * '' Franklin Fibbs'' * ''Freddie the Sheik'' by Jack Callahan (1922—1929) * '' Funky Winkerbean'' by Tom Batiuk (1972—2022) * '' Gil'' by Norm Feuti * '' Grin and Bear It'' (ended May 2015) * '' Happy Hooligan'' by Frederick Burr Opper (1900—1932) * '' The Heart of Juliet Jones'' by Stan Drake * '' Hazel'' by Ted Key * '' Henry'' by Carl Anderson and Don Trachte (1935—1995, in reruns until 2018) * ''Hubert'' by Dick Wingert * '' Inside Woody Allen'' (1976—1984) * '' Jerry on the Job'' by Walter Hoban (1913—1931, second run by Bob Naylor 1946—1949) * '' Johnny Hazard'' * ''

José Carioca José "Zé" Carioca (; ) is a cartoon anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic parrot created by the Brazilian cartoonist J. Carlos, José Carlos de Brito (J. Carlos) and shown to Walt Disney on his trip to Rio de Janeiro in 1941. The Walt Disney Compa ...

'' by Walt Disney * '' Jungle Jim'' by Alex Raymond (1934—1954) * '' The Katzenjammer Kids'' by Rudolph Dirks, Harold Knerr, Doc Winner, Joe Musial, Angelo DeCesare and Hy Eisman (1897—2006, currently in reruns) * ''

'' by George Herriman (1913—1944) * '' Laff-a-Day'' * '' Little Annie Rooney'' by Ed Verdier, Ben Batsford, Brandon Walsh, Darrell MacClure and Nicholas Afonsky (1927—1966) * '' Little Audrey'' by Joe Oriolo and other artists * '' Little Iodine'' by

Jimmy Hatlo James Cecil Hatlo (September 1, 1897 – December 1, 1963), better known as Jimmy Hatlo, was an American cartoonist who in 1929 created the long-running comic strip and gag panel ''They'll Do It Every Time'', which he wrote and drew until his d ...

* '' The Little King'' by Otto Soglow (1933—1975) * ''

'' by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks (1934—2006) * ''Merry Menagerie'' by Walt Disney (1947—1962) * ''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

'' by Walt Disney, drawn by

Floyd Gottfredson Arthur Floyd Gottfredson (May 5, 1905July 22, 1986) was an American cartoonist best known for his defining work on the Mickey Mouse (comic strip), ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip, which he worked on from 1930 until his retirement in 1975. His contri ...

and other artists (1930—1994, moved in 1990 to Creators Syndicate, in reruns until 2014) * '' Moose & Molly'' by Bob Weber (currently in reruns) * ''Mr. Abernathy'' by Frank Ridgeway and Ralston Jones * '' My Cage'' * '' Norb'' * '' The Norm'' * '' Oh, Brother!'' * '' Ollie and Quentin'' (2002—2011, began syndication in 2008, reruns from January 9, 2012 to c. 2016) * '' Ozark Ike'' * '' The Pajama Diaries'' by Terry Libenson (currently in reruns) * '' Pete the Tramp'' * '' Piranha Club'' by Ernie Freeman (1988—2014, originally titled ''Ernie'') * '' Polly and Her Pals'' by Cliff Sterrett (1912—1958) * ''Quincy'' (1970—1978) * '' Radio Patrol'' by Will Gould (1934—1938) * '' Red Barry'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' by Norm Feuti (2006—2020) * '' Rip Kirby'' (1946—1999) * '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' by various artists (1918—present, began syndication in 1929 and moved in 1989 to United Feature Syndicate) * ''Room and Board'' by Gene Ahern (1936—1958) * '' Rusty Riley'' * '' Sam and Silo'' by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas (original run 1962—1964 as ''Sam's Strip'', revived run 1977—2017, currently in reruns) * '' Secret Agent X-9'' * '' Sherman's Lagoon'' by Jim Toomey (1991—present, self-syndicated until 1992 and moved in 2022 to Andrews-McMeel Syndicate) * ''Skippy'' by Percy L. Crosby (1925—1945) * '' Steve Roper and Mike Nomad'' (1936—2004, originally ''Big Chief Wahoo'') * '' Teena'' * ''

They'll Do It Every Time ''They'll Do It Every Time'' is a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo, which had a long run over eight decades, first appearing on February 5, 1929, and continuing until February 3, 2008. The title of the strip became a pop ...

'' by Jimmy Hatlo * ''

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'' by Bud Blake (1965—2005, currently in reruns) * '' Tillie the Toiler'' by Russ Westover and Bob Gustafson (1921—1959) * '' Tim Tyler's Luck'' by Lyman Young * ''

Tina's Groove ''Tina's Groove'' is a Canadian comic strip by Rina Piccolo with a restaurant setting. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it began in 2002. The comic strip ended its run on July 2, 2017. Characters and story "''Tina’s Groove'' chronicled ...

'' by Rina Piccolo (currently in reruns) * '' Toots and Casper'' by Jimmy Murphy (1918—1956) * '' Triple Take'' by Todd Clark and Scott Nickel (2005—2007) * '' Trudy'' by Dick Wingert * ''

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'' by Tom K. Ryan (1969—2001) * ''Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales'' by various artists (1950—1994, moved in 1990 to Creators Syndicate, reruns until 1997) * '' Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted'' by Romer Grey, Stephen Slesinger, Gaylord DuBois, Allen Dean, Charles Flanders and Jim Gary (1935—1954)

Editorial cartoonists

* Jim Borgman * Ed Gamble * Alex Hallatt * Jeff Koterba * Jimmy Margulies * Jim Morin * Mike Peters * Mike Shelton *

Darrin Bell Darrin Lawrence Bell (born January 27, 1975) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning United States, American editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator known for the syndicated satirical comic strips ''Candorville'' and ''Rudy Park''. He is a syndicated e ...

Columnists

Commentary

* Stanley Crouch * Amy Goodman, "Breaking the Sound Barrier" * David Hackworth, "Defending America" * Roger Hernandez *

Rich Lowry Richard A. Lowry (; born August 22, 1968) is an American writer, and the former editor and now editor-in-chief of ''National Review'', an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative news and opinion magazine. Lowry became editor of ...

* Marianne Means *

Dan Rather Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurrica ...

* Charley Reese * Maria Elena Salinas

Lifestyle and advice

* Dana Block and Cindy Elavsky, "Daytime Dial" * John Bonne et al., "The Wine Chronicle" * Helen Bottel, "Helen Help Us!" * Tad Burness, "Auto Album" * Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" * Al and Kelly Carell, "Super Handyman" * Harlan Cohen, "Help Me, Harlan!" * Vicki Farmer Ellis, "Sew Simple" * Arthur Frommer, "Arthur Frommer's Travel Column" * Peggy Gisler and Marge Eberts, "Dear Teacher" * Heloise, "Hints from Heloise" * Ken Hoffman, "The Drive-Thru Gourmet" * Rheta Grimsley Johnson * Jeanne Jones, "Cook It Light" * Ralph and Terry Kovel, "Kovels: Antiques and Collecting" * Tom and Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk, "Click and Clack Talk Cars" * Tom McMahon, "Kid Tips: Practical Solutions for Everyday Parenting" * '' Seventeen'', "Dear Seventeen" * Debbie Travis, "House to Home" * Barbara Wallraff from '' Atlantic Monthly'', "Word Court" * Allan Wernick, "Immigration and Citizenship" * Terry Stickels, "Wit and Wisdom", "Stickelers" column * Phil Erwin, "The Card Corner" * Eric Tyson, "Investors' Guide

Affiliated syndicates

* Torstar Syndication Services (King's distribution partner in

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References

Sources

Koenigsberg, Moses. ''King News: An Autobiography''. New York: F.A. Stokes Company, 1941.

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