Cheers to the Comics Journal Code-Crackers

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Last week, we asked you to take a stab at identifying the entire cast of
characters featured on the cover of the latest Comics Journal. Two of you
were particularly impressive in your guesses:

[Here’s my take on] The Comics Journal cover: The Yellow Kid, Happy Hooligan, Popeye,
Blondie, Snuffy Smith, Dick Tracy, Jiggs, Nancy, Little Orphan Annie, Prince
Valiant, Beetle Bailey, Albert the Alligator, Lucy van Pelt and Huey from the
Boondocks. It’s a great cover, and nice opportunity for a
contest!

— Tom Heintjes, Hogan’s Alley

Way too easy. In
order:

The Yellow Kid (R.F. Outcault)
Happy Hooligan (Fred
Opper)
Krazy Kat (George Herriman)
Popeye (E.C. Segar)
Blondie (Chic
Young)
Snuffy Smith (Billy DeBeck/Fred Lasswell)
Dick Tracy (Chester
Gould)
Jiggs (George McManus)
Nancy (Ernie Bushmiller)
Little Orphan
Annie (Harold Gray)
Prince Valiant (Hal Foster)
Beetle Bailey (Mort
Walker)
Albert the Alligator (Walt Kelly)
Lucy van Pelt (Charles
Schulz)
Huey Freeman (Aaron McGruder)

What many people may not realize
is that the characters are presented in roughly chronological order, from
theYellow Kid, considered by many to be the very first comic strip, to the very
hip, very current Boondocks. It’s a very cool cover by someone who is obviously
a true fan of the medium.

Best regards,

John E. Petty (whose
position as Director of Auctions at Heritage Comics gives him quite the
upperhand…)


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