Blondie (comic strip) Blondie (comic strip) Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip, which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to the long-running "Blondie" film series (1938–1950) and the popular "Blondie" radio program (1939–1950). Chic Young drew "Blondie" until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip. Young has collaborated with a number of artists on "Blondie", including Jim Raymond, Mike
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