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===The Merry Christmas strips===
===The Merry Christmas strips===
In 1934, 1935 and 1937, special '''Merry Christmas''' strips were published in the dailies on December 25th. A similar strip was published for [[The Phantom]] in 1938.  
In 1934, 1935 and 1937, special '''Merry Christmas''' strips were published in the dailies on December 25th.  


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Image:md-19341225.jpg|1934
Image:md-19341225.jpg|December 25,1934
Image:md-19351225.jpg|1935
Image:md-19351225.jpg|December 25,1935
Image:md-19371225.jpg|1937
Image:md-19371225.jpg|December 25,1937
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====Other====
A similar '''Merry Christmas''' strip was made for "[[The Phantom]]" in 1937. As a curiosity, Al Capp made a '''Merry Christmas''' strip in 1949 with wishes for merry christmas to many named people, including [[Lee Falk|Lee]] and [[Constance Falk|Connie]] Falk.
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Image:pd-19371225.jpg|''The Phantom''<br>December 25,1937
Image:lad-19491225.jpg|''Li'l Abner''<br>December 25,1939
</gallery>
</gallery>



Revision as of 11:14, 2 April 2018

On a few occasions, special strips unrelated to the ongoing story have occured in daily and Sunday stories.

The Merry Christmas strips

In 1934, 1935 and 1937, special Merry Christmas strips were published in the dailies on December 25th.

Other

A similar Merry Christmas strip was made for "The Phantom" in 1937. As a curiosity, Al Capp made a Merry Christmas strip in 1949 with wishes for merry christmas to many named people, including Lee and Connie Falk.

The Defenders of the Earth strip

The Sunday strips of Mandrake the Magician, The Phantom and Flash Gordon from September 28th 1986 were made as a promotional strip for The Defenders of the Earth series.

The Earth Day strips

In 2008 and 2009, special Earth Day strips were published in the dailies on April 22nd.