Blondie (comic strip) over all he surveys, with one notable exception—his formidable and domineering wife, Cora. Blondie and Dagwood's best friends are their next-door neighbors Herb and Tootsie Woodley, although Dagwood and Herb's friendship is frequently volatile. Lou is the burly, tattooed owner of Lou's Diner, the less-than-five-star establishment where Dagwood often eats during his lunch hour. Other regular supporting characters include the long-suffering mailman, Mr. Beasley; Elmo Tuttle, a pesky neighborhood kid who often asks Dagwood to play; and a never-ending parade of overbearing door-to-door salesmen. There are several running gags in "Blondie", reflecting the trend after Chic Young's death for the
Dagwood Bumstead another appearance in "Garfield "comic strips in August 20, 2005 to invite Jon and Garfield for his and Blondie's anniversary party. In the song "Homemade Mummy" alternative rapper Aesop Rock briefly refers to Dagwood. Dagwood Bumstead Dagwood Bumstead is a main character in cartoonist Chic Young's long-running comic strip "Blondie". He first appeared some time before 17 February 1933. He was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune but was disowned when he married a flapper (originally known as Blondie Boopadoop) whom his family saw as below his class. He has since worked hard at J. C. Dithers & Company