Dagwood sandwich or wooden skewer usually crowns the edible structure. "Dagwood sandwich" has been included in "Webster's New World Dictionary", and "Dagwood" (referring to the sandwich) has been included in the "American Heritage Dictionary". Dagwood sandwich A Dagwood sandwich is a tall, multi-layered sandwich made with a variety of meats, cheeses, and condiments. It was named after Dagwood Bumstead, a central character in the comic strip "Blondie", who is frequently illustrated making enormous sandwiches. According to "Blondie" scripter Dean Young, his father, Chic Young, began drawing the huge sandwiches in the comic strip during 1936. Though the exact contents of Chic Young's
Henry A. Bumstead 1891 he obtained the bachelor's degree and continued at Johns Hopkins as an assistant in the physics laboratory and a graduate student. He studied thermodynamics, electrostatics, and the electromagnetic theory of light. Henry Bumstead became an instructor at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1893, working with Charles S. Hastings. At the same time he became a student of Willard Gibbs, learning vector analysis and continuing the study of thermodynamics and the electromagnetic theory of light. He was awarded the Ph.D. in 1897, composing a thesis "A Comparison of Electrodynamic Theories". Bumstead became an assistant professor in 1900.