The Bumsteads Celebrate 70 Years of Comic Bliss!Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Big "Splash" Planned in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Sept. 8-10, 2000, for BLONDIE's Anniversary Weekend "Blondie," the world's most beloved comic strip comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts and dialogues are indicated by means of "balloons" containing written speech. , celebrates its 70th anniversary on Sept. 8, 2000. In recognition, three special anniversary strips will be featured in 2,300 "Blondie" client newspapers Sept. 8, 9 and 10, 2000, and the Blondie and Dagwood Blondie and Dagwood typify relationship between dominant wife and her inadequate mate. [Comics: Berger, 108] See : Marriage characters themselves will make a special appearance in New York City. To celebrate their anniversary, the Bumsteads will visit New York City for the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Super Boat Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. on Sept. 10. A race boat team named "Blondie" will compete in the international racing championship in New York's Hudson River. Sponsored by "Blondie" comic strip creator Dean Young, the team drives a 40-foot Cutting Edge catamaran catamaran (kăt'əmərăn`), watercraft made up of two connected hulls or a single hull with two parallel keels. Originally used by the natives of Polynesia, the catamaran design was adopted by Western boat builders in the 19th cent. powerboat that can reach a speed of 120 mph. An avid boatsman himself, Young will join his characters at the race and hopefully cheer them to victory. Young is excited about having his characters at the Super Boat Grand Prix. There couldn't be a better way to show the world how much fun and full of energy the Bumsteads still are. After 70 years, "Blondie" still leaves the rest in her wake. The "Blondie" racing boat is currently ranked No. 1 in the American Power Boat Association The American Power Boat Association was started in 1903 as a racing association for powerboats. It is the sanctioning representative for the U.I.M., Union Internationale Motonautique, the world governing body, in the United States. (factory 4) Offshore Racing Championship Series. More information about the racing schedule is available in the race boat section of the brand new Blondie Web site at www.blondie.com. The special "Blondie" anniversary series begins on Sept. 8 with a rare look at where it all began and features original artwork from 1930. The tables are turned on Dagwood Dagwood comic strip character exasperated over Blondie’s sale purchases. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118–119] See : Exasperation Dagwood relieves tensions by making and eating gargantuan sandwiches. in the Saturday, Sept. 9 strip with a spin on one of the most famous "Blondie" gags. On Sunday, Sept. 10, newspaper readers will be treated to a retrospective of Dagwood's classic, often painful mishaps, using graphics from the past 70 years. The strip's sustained popularity can be credited to Young, who is determined to keep "Blondie" both contemporary and human. "It's important that readers can relate to and feel affectionate toward the Bumsteads - that's what this comic strip business is all about," says Young. "I've kept our long-running gags that are part of the character's nature - Dagwood's eating, sleeping, knocking down the mailman, and other notorious habits. At the same time, I don't want the characters to become anachronisms," he says. "So I work hard to keep the strip up to date. For example, the millions of "Blondie" fans who love the comic in print can now also keep up with the Bumsteads online at www.blondie.com." What began 70 years ago as a courtship between the flapper Blondie Boopadoop and Dagwood Bumstead, the playboy son of a millionaire, has grown to become the most popular and one of the most widely syndicated comic strips in the world. "Blondie's" popularity has grown steadily since it first appeared in the comics pages in 1930. Today an estimated 290 million readers around the world keep up with the Bumsteads seven days a week, 365 days a year, in 35 different languages. King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers around the world. King Features Syndicate is a unit of Hearst Holdings, Inc. distributes "Blondie" to more than 2,300 newspapers in 55 countries. "Blondie" is created by Dean Young and illustrated by Denis Lebrun. Dean is the son of the strip's originator, Murat B. ("Chic") Young, and has worked on the famous strip since 1963. When Chic died in 1973, Dean inherited the strip and continued to work with Jim Raymond, Chic's long-time artist. He also worked with artist Stan Drake from 1989 until Stan's death in 1997, when Denis Lebrun took over as head artist. Created during the dark days of the Depression, Blondie was introduced to readers as a flighty flight·y adj. flight·i·er, flight·i·est 1. a. Given to capricious or unstable behavior. b. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior. 2. Easily excited; skittish. gold digger - a "screwball screw·ball n. 1. Baseball A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball. 2. Slang An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person. adj. " heroine with many beaus, including Dagwood, heir to the lucrative Bumstead Locomotive Works. A natural bungler, Dagwood was wonderfully inept as a suitor SUITOR. One who is a party to a suit or action in court. One who is a party to an action. In its ancient sense, suitor meant one Who was bound to attend the county court, also, one who formed part of the secta. (q.v.) . But to make matters worse, the J. Bolling Bumsteads - Dagwood's wealthy and rather stuffy parents - opposed the match. It might have been the end of "Blondie" if it weren't for a stroke of creative genius: the couple really fell in love. Dagwood defied his parents, went on a 28-day hunger strike, was disinherited dis·in·her·it tr.v. dis·in·her·it·ed, dis·in·her·it·ing, dis·in·her·its 1. To exclude from inheritance or the right to inherit. 2. To deprive of a natural or established right or privilege. , and proceeded to marry Blondie anyway! The Blondie-Dagwood wedding, on Feb. 17, 1933, is one of the most renowned fictional marriages of the 20th century. Vowing to "live on love," the young couple - just like millions of couples everywhere - moved to a modest house in the suburbs, where they struggled over bills, bought furniture, met neighbors and raised a family. "Blondie" has remained strong for seven decades, through war and peace, boom and bust In economics, the term boom and bust refers to the movement of an economy through economic cycles. The Boom-Bust economic cycle According to most economists, an economic boom is typically characterized by an increased level of economic output (GDP), a corresponding , sexual revolution, social upheaval and the new millennium - and there are no signs of its momentum stopping! For the complete "Blondie" story, check out Blondie's very own place in cyberspace at www.blondie.com. A timeline of "Blondie's" rise from comic strip love story to classic American icon can also be found at www.kingfeatures.com. Information on the super power boat teams can be found at www.apba-boatracing.com and www.superboat.com. King Features Syndicate, part of the Hearst Entertainment and Syndication Group, is one of the largest distributors of comic strips, panels and editorial features to newspapers worldwide. It is also a worldwide leader in merchandise licensing. Downloadable Blondie artwork (anniversary strips, classic strips, logos etc.) can be found online at http://www.kingfeatures.com/news/index.htm |
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