Blondie (1938 film) Blondie (1938 film) Blondie is a 1938 movie directed by Frank Strayer, based on the comic strip of the same name, created by Chic Young. The screenplay was written by Richard Flournoy. This was the first of 28 films based on the comic strip; Columbia Pictures produced them from 1938 to 1943, and popular demand brought them back in 1945. When the "Blondie" film series came to an end with "Beware of Blondie" in 1950, it was announced that it would be replaced with a series of "Gasoline Alley" movies. However, only two such films were made, "Gasoline Alley" (1951)
La Cucaracha (comic strip) La Cucaracha (comic strip) La Cucaracha (Eng. "The Cockroach"), is a nationally syndicated daily comic strip by Lalo Alcaraz. First published in the "LA Weekly" in 1992, "La Cucaracha"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s satirical themes reflect U.S./Mexican, and Latino culture and politics. Lalo's characters are symbolic of Latino culture in the United States, particularly from Southern California, where Alcaraz is from. It is syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication, and is in over 60 newspapers. It began daily publication in November 2002. It is the only 'political' Latino-themed syndicated daily comic strip in the U.S. It is one of several politically themed comic strips in