The Dandy Tony Morrow, the Desperate Dan statue, which also features his dog Dawg, is the most photographed of 120 pieces of public art in the city. In July 2001 the cover of "The Dandy" featured Dan visiting Dundee and encountering his statue. In December 2012 the University of Dundee held an exhibition in partnership with D C Thomson to mark the comic's 75th anniversary. The Dandy The Dandy was a British children's comic published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after "Il Giornalino" (cover dated
Strangers in Paradise Strangers in Paradise Strangers in Paradise is a long-running, mostly self-published black-and-white comic book that was written and drawn by Terry Moore. Essentially the story of a love triangle between two women and one man, "Strangers in Paradise" is a slice-of-life dramedy that veered into the crime genre. The first issue was published January 1, 1993. The series reached its planned conclusion in 2007 with issue #90 of volume 3. A follow up novel was announced at Comic-Con International 2012. Terry Moore stated that "I started out wanting to do a newspaper strip, and tried one idea after another before