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Arrogance and Accommodation:
Two Newspapers Take Different Approaches to Changing Comics
By Carl Nelson
trimmed from The Comics Journal #249

These charts showing the comic-strip line-ups at the Chicago Tribune and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch were cut for reasons of space from Carl Nelson's article "Arrogance and Accommodation: Two Newspapers Take Different Approaches to Changing Comics" in Newswatch, TCJ #249.


Table #1:
Current Comic Page Line-up for Chicago Tribune
(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Strip Syndicate Artist
Agnes Creators Syndicate Tony Cochran
Baby Blues King Features Syndicate Inc. Rick Kirkman/Jerry Scott
Blondie King Features Syndicate Inc. Dean Young/Denis Lebrun
Boondocks, The Universal Press Syndicate Aaron McGruder
Brenda Starr Tribune Media Services Inc. Mary Schmich/June Brigman
Broom-Hilda Tribune Media Services Inc. Russell Myers
Buckets, The United Feature Syndicate Scott Stantis/Greg Cravens
Cathy Universal Press Syndicate Cathy Guisewite
Dick Tracy Tribune Media Services Inc. Dick Locher/Michael Kilian
Dilbert United Feature Syndicate Scott Adams
Doonesbury Universal Press Syndicate Garry Trudeau
Drawing a Crowd Creators Syndicate Benita Epstein
For Better or For Worse United Feature Syndicate Lynn Johnston
FoxTrot Universal Press Syndicate Bill Amend
Fusco Brothers, The Universal Press Syndicate Joe Duffy
Get Fuzzy United Feature Syndicate Darby Conley
Hagar the Horrible King Features Syndicate Inc. Chris Browne
Hi and Lois King Features Syndicate Inc. Brian Walker/Greg Walker/Chance Browne
Mister Boffo Tribune Media Services Inc. Joe Martin
Mother Goose & Grimm Tribune Media Services Inc. Mike Peters
Mutts King Features Syndicate Inc. Patrick McDonnell
Non Sequitur Universal Press Syndicate Wiley Miller
Out of the Gene Pool Washington Post Writers Group Matt Janz
Peanuts United Feature Syndicate Charles Schulz
Sherman's Lagoon King Features Syndicate Inc. Jim Toomey
Shoe Tribune Media Services Inc. Gary Brookins/Chris Cassatt
Sylvia Tribune Media Services Inc. Nicole Hollander
Zits King Features Syndicate Inc. Jim Borgman/Jerry Scott


Table #2:
Current Comics Page Line-up for St. Louis Post Dispatch
(Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Strip Syndicate Artist
Amazing Spider-Man King Features Syndicate Inc. Stan Lee
B.C. Creators Syndicate Johnny Hart
Baby Blues King Features Syndicate Inc. Rick Kirkman/Jerry Scott
Beetle Bailey King Features Syndicate Inc. Mort Walker
Blondie King Features Syndicate Inc. Dean Young/Denis Lebrun
Boondocks, The Universal Press Syndicate Aaron McGruder
Brenda Starr Tribune Media Services Inc. June Brigman/Mary Schmich
Curtis King Features Syndicate Inc. Ray Billingsley
Doonesbury Universal Press Syndicate Garry Trudeau
Dennis the Menace King Features Syndicate Inc. Hank Ketcham
Dilbert United Feature Syndicate Scott Adams
Drabble United Feature Syndicate Kevin Fagan
Duplex, The Universal Press Syndicate Glenn McCoy
Family Circus King Features Syndicate Inc. Bil Keane/Jeff Keane
For Better or for Worse United Feature Syndicate Lynn Johnston
FoxTrot Universal Press Syndicate Bill Amend
Frazz United Feature Syndicate Jef Mallett
Funky Winkerbean King Features Syndicate Inc. Tom Batiuk
Garfield Universal Press Syndicate Jim Davis
Get Fuzzy United Feature Syndicate Darby Conley
Hagar the Horrible King Features Syndicate Inc. Chris Browne
Hi and Lois King Features Syndicate Inc. Brian Walker/Greg Walker/Chance Browne
Lockhorns King Features Syndicate Inc. Bunny Hoest/John Reiner
Lola Tribune Media Services Inc. Steve Dickenson/Todd Clark
Mallard Fillmore King Features Syndicate Inc. Bruce Tinsley
Mark Trail King Features Syndicate Inc. Jack Elrod
Marmaduke United Feature Syndicate Brad Anderson
Mother Goose and Grimm Tribune Media Services Inc. Mike Peters
Mutts King Features Syndicate Inc. Patrick McDonnell
Non Sequitur Universal Press Syndicate Wiley Miller
Pearls Before Swine United Feature Syndicate Stephan Pastis
Rose is Rose United Feature Syndicate Pat Brady
Sally Forth King Features Syndicate Inc. Steve Alaniz/Francesco Marciuliano
Speed Bump Creators Syndicate Dave Coverly
The Other Coast Creators Syndicate Adrian Raeside
Wizard of Id Creators Syndicate Brant Parker/Johnny Hart
Ziggy Universal Press Syndicate Tom Wilson
Zits King Features Syndicate Inc. Jerry Scott/Jim Borgman

[To read the news item from which these tables were originally scheduled to be included, please see The Comics Journal #249.]


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