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
Blondie for Victory Blondie for Victory Blondie for Victory is a 1942 American film, and the 12th entry in the Blondie series. Blondie Bumstead forms a civilian defense group, ”Housewives of America”, by persuading her housewife neighbors to join. But the forming of the group creates trouble in her own household. Blondie’s husband Dagwood isn’t happy with coming home every night finding a note, saying that his wife is at a meeting with the housewives. And her son, Baby, is left on his own all the time. The family dog, Daisy, roams freely around the house with no one to look after it.