''Good Time Guy'' is a humorous syndicated

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that was distributed by Metropolitan Newspaper Service from June 27, 1927, to December 6, 1930. It was begun by prolific

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William Conselman under the

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of Frank Smiley, and well-established artist

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. Cummin was succeeded the following year by Dick Huemer (1928–29), who was in turn followed by Fred Fox (1929).

Characters and story

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wrote of ''Good Time Guy'' in his book ''The Funnies'': Conselman's script was dense with "puns and complicated word-play".''HCA New York Comic and Comic Art''
By Ivy Press, James L. Halperin (Editor), Published 2004 Heritage Capital Corporation, l There was a strong element of serendipity in the strip, with Green's naive missteps leading unexpectedly into good fortune.

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