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
Mickey Finn (comic strip) series by the Saalfield Publishing Company of Akron, Ohio. Golden Years Publications reprinted the "Mickey Finn" strips from "Big Shot" #82 (Oct. 1947) in "All-Amazing Comics" #16 (Dec. 2001). Referring to "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, Morris Weiss said in 2006, "'Sparky' Schulz once told me that "Mickey Finn" was his dad's favorite comic strip. Compliments like that you don't hear every day." Mickey Finn (comic strip) Mickey Finn was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was syndicated to newspapers from 1936 to 1976. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama. It was