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
Blondie (comic strip) Gersher, Stan Drake, Denis Lebrun, and John Marshall. Despite these changes, "Blondie" has remained popular, appearing in more than 2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and translated into 35 languages. Since 2006, "Blondie" has also been available via email through King Features' DailyINK service. Originally designed to follow in the footsteps of Young's earlier "pretty girl" creations "Beautiful Bab" and "Dumb Dora", "Blondie" focused on the adventures of Blondie Boopadoop—a carefree flapper girl who spent her days in dance halls along with her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead, heir to a railroad fortune. The name "Boopadoop" derives from the scat singing lyric that