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
Quincy (comic strip) Quincy (comic strip) Quincy is an American syndicated newspaper comic strip published from 1970 to 1986, created and produced by cartoonist Ted Shearer. The series, about an African-American boy being raised by his grandmother in Harlem, was one of the earliest mainstream comic strips to star an African American in the lead role, following "" (1968-1974) and "Luther" (1969-1986). Another predecessor, "Wee Pals" (1965- ), features an African-American among an ensemble cast of different races and ethnicities. The comic strip "Quincy", starring a 9- or 10-year-old African-American title character being raised by his grandmother in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, debuted on