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Meanwhile, here's an interesting bonus -- a bit of insight into how syndicates sold comic strips. Behold our boy Harold, taking the first steps into distribution beyond the Tribune and the Daily News, in 1920 --
Note the emphasis on CLEAN -- there was a feeling among some small-town readers, especially, that some of the comic strips of the day went in a bit too heavily for either smutty gags, "barnyard" humor, or both. Of course, this is twenty years before Senga showed up, but still...
Also note the characters featured -- the idea of Harold having a worldly pal who guided him along the adolescent path faded out by the mid-twenties. Other than Shadow, who isn't as worldly as he thinks he is, that role would never be replaced. And note that Lillums has two little brothers. By 1925 or so, she only has one -- and the fate of "Cyclone" is never examined or discussed in any way thereafter. Dick Tracy needs to look into this.
Note the emphasis on CLEAN -- there was a feeling among some small-town readers, especially, that some of the comic strips of the day went in a bit too heavily for either smutty gags, "barnyard" humor, or both. Of course, this is twenty years before Senga showed up, but still...
Also note the characters featured -- the idea of Harold having a worldly pal who guided him along the adolescent path faded out by the mid-twenties. Other than Shadow, who isn't as worldly as he thinks he is, that role would never be replaced. And note that Lillums has two little brothers. By 1925 or so, she only has one -- and the fate of "Cyclone" is never examined or discussed in any way thereafter. Dick Tracy needs to look into this.