Special Strips
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.
December 25,1934
December 25,1935
December 25,1937
Other
A similar Merry Christmas strip was made for "The Phantom" in 1937. As a curiosity, Al Capp made Merry Christmas strips in 194( to 1950 with wishes for merry christmas to many named people, including Lee and Connie Falk.
The Phantom
December 25,1937
Li'l Abner
December 25,1945 / Sardi cited on right part, line 12
Li'l Abner
December 24,1946 / Lee Falk cited on right part, line 19
Li'l Abner
December 25,1947 / Lee Falk cited on left part, line 5
Li'l Abner
December 25,1948 / Lee and Connie Falk cited on left part, line 4
Li'l Abner
December 25,1949 / Lee and Connie Falk cited on left part, line 9
Li'l Abner
December 25,1950 / Lee Falk cited on right part, line 16
End World Hunger
In 1985 the Thanksgiving comics strips were peppered with reference to hunger, Africa and gluttony. The effort was organized by Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury), Charles Schulz (Peanuts) and Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon). The idea was to make a little more poignant message than a general reference to Thanksgiving, and give the readers the idea that it is an issue they should be concerned with. The Thanksgiving strips were later collected into a book, Comic Relief, and the book's proceeds were donated to USA for Africa. Each cartoonist dealt with hunger in their strips. Mandrake and The Phantom didn't interrupt the comic's story line but added the word End World Hunger to the bottom of one panel.
Mandrake the Magician
The Phantom
Comic Relief
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.
Mandrake the Magician
Flash Gordon
The Phantom
The Earth Day strips
In 2008 and 2009, special Earth Day strips were published in the dailies on April 22nd.
