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
Comic strip syndication Syndicate. King Features had a series of hits during the 1930s with the launch of "Blondie" (1930–present), "Flash Gordon" (1934–present), "Mandrake the Magician" (1934–2013), and "The Phantom" (1936–present). United Feature Syndicate (founded in 1919) became a dominant player in the comic strip syndication market in the early 1930s. In March 1930, United Features acquired the Metropolitan Newspaper Service (ostensibly from the Bell Syndicate). And in late February 1931, Scripps acquired the "New York World", which controlled the syndication arms of the Pulitzer company: World Feature Service and Press Publishing Co. (which unlike other syndicates were owned by the paper rather