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
Pickles (comic strip) These Years" (2002), "Let's Get Pickled!" (2006), "How Come I Always Get Blamed for the Things I Do?" (2010), and "Oh Sure! Blame it on the Dog!" (2013). A 25th anniversary retrospective, "25 Years of Pickles", was released by Baobab Press in 2015. Pickles (comic strip) Pickles is a daily and Sunday comic strip by Brian Crane focusing on a retired couple in their seventies, Earl and Opal Pickles. "Pickles" has been published since 1990. As of 2016, "Pickles" was syndicated in close to 1,000 newspapers worldwide. Inspired by Crane's in-laws, the strip describes their efforts to enjoy retirement, which