| Alec the Great | |
|---|---|
) Edwina Dumm's dog Sinbad was the model for her cartoon dog characters Tippie, Sinbad and Alec. | |
| Author(s) | Edwina Dumm |
| Current status/schedule | Gag panel; Concluded |
| Launch date | 1931 |
| End date | 1969 |
| Syndicate(s) | George Matthew Adams Service (1918–1965) The Washington Star Syndicate (1965–1969)[1] |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Alec the Great was a syndicated newspaper gag panel created by Edwina Dumm and featuring a dog character (as did her other comic strip, Cap Stubbs and Tippie). It ran from 1931 to 1969.[2]
Characters and story
In Alec the Great, Dumm illustrated verses written by her brother, Robert Dennis Dumm, about the small dog, Alec. Their collaboration was published as a book, Alec the Great: 1,001 Verses - Wise, Witty and Cheerful (Crown, 1946). Comics historian Maurice Horn notes that Alec looked exactly like Tippie.[3]
Another dog book by Edwina Dumm was Sinbad: A Dog's Life, published by Coward McCann in 1930. Alec and Tippie both looked like Sinbad, who was based on Dumm's real-life dog Sinbad.
References
- ^ Edwina entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.
- ^ "Edwina Dumm's biography,", Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (Ohio State University). Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.
- ^ Horn, Maurice. The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Chelsea House, 1976.
Sources
- "Don Markstein's Toonopedia". Donald D. Markstein. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2007-08-20.