Mary deals with a stalker, Aldo Kelrast. [12], Under Allen Saunders, the daily strips usually had four panels with multiple exchanges among the characters and several stories per year. Within a matter of months, Professor Ian Cameron and his artistically talented wife Toby move in, fueling multiple stories over the years. Hull is an advertising executive whose marriage is almost ruined by his infatuation with a younger woman. Learn more about our offerings here: An Antarctic explorer watched his ship sink. This attribute is not the focus of the story, but rather the complications created when she falls in love with an auto mechanic, Ward Irwin, with an MBA who reveals to her that he went to prison for two years for embezzling money from an earlier job. You may think you know Mary Worth, but you dont know her whole story, the story some understandably still try to hide. 12/96-2/97, 4/97,1/00-6/00, 6/02-8/02, 10/06-11/06, 2/07, 6/07-10/07, 1/08-3/08, 1/11, 3/11-7/11, 8/14. The widowed former chief of staff of the local hospital describes himself as semi-retired but continues to occasionally assist his physician children, daughter Adrian and son Drew. I took a few classes taught by June Brigman, the artist of Mary Worth, in undergrad, but she did not talk about her Mary Worth job much. Mary would visit her friends, Frank and Anne Crawford in Jennings, Ohio roughly once a year between 1965 and 1979. Golden Globes red carpet: Who wore black the best and worst Another high school flame, his first love named Donna Fiske returns, posing as a fundraiser, and cheats him out of $25,000. Anne Crawford. Later, Patti is unknowingly drawn into a scam to deceive a wealthy businessman named Madison Bryce, whose own long lost (actually murdered) daughter Patti closely resembles. Mary helps in watching the youth, who responds to her because of Marys resemblance to his grandmother. 5/7/37-8/37, 12/37-10/44. When Saunders' son John fully took over the narrative, he had his largely nomadic heroine put down roots, becoming the in-house manager of the Charterstone Condominium Complex in 1979 in fictional Santa Royale, California. Cameron and Dawn join forces to prevent the dark-haired siren from seducing a clueless Wilbur Weston. He attempts to cheat Mary by buying farm property from her before Mary can learn the government plans on offering a far larger price for the land to build a new gunpowder plant given the impending war effort. Now I wish I had. 7/81-12/81, 10/82-12/82. The narrative never condemns the relationship and the two are seen dancing together at a club in 2017 and going on an academic excursion abroad in 2018. One-armed Maggie Millis is a successful writer. Dennie is not seen in the narrative again until 1955 when he reemerges a Korean War hero and a handsome young businessman working for a department store. a Rex Morgan article in the next couple of months. Reprinted in Love Stories of Mary Worth 4 (Harvey). Woot, indeed! 1982 Unmarried Karen Cooper visits Mary with a young son and falls in love (again). Much as *most* of the major TV soaps came from Irna Phillips and her lineage of protoges going back to her radio daysnamely Agnes Nixon and Bill Bell Mary Worth, if we call it the first major soap strip (as you point out with your fascinating piece on Dixie Dugen, that point can be argued), was mostly created into what it would become by Allen Saunders. I rather hastily replied via my phone, so my comments are disjointed, but I think I got everything in there. The couple just gradually fade from the narrative thereafter. [7] All these characters would have featured storylinesMary herself could still be absent from the strip for weeks at a timeas the strip developed into a soap opera-ish saga of the lives and loves of Mary's long-term friends and the various Charterstone tenants. Thanks for the feedback. 12/50-5/16. Once they reconcile, Hamilton arranges to have Mary move to California to manage it. And then Judge Parker. The Whitlocks live on the estate of Minerva Monroe. Fearing Mary will notify authorities and have her taken back to reform school, Angie locks her in a wardrobe. If youre interested in Mary Worths past, sample this page. Advertising GET PREMIUM ACCESS! June teaches part time in the Sequential Art Dept. 4/98-11/98. Somewhat overweight, he is white haired and has a beard without a mustache. 1971 Enter untrustworthy bearded teacher Van Douglas. 1948 Brick and Angel Varden fight over Link Riley. Death Watch for Wilbur Weston: A WWAC Mary Worth Roundtable, REVIEW: Space Trash Stages a Lunarpunk Rebellion, The Cartoonist Cooperative Want to Disrupt Predatory Publishing Practices, REVIEW: She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, REVIEW: Superman #1 Revitalizes The Man of Steel, COVER REVEAL AND TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever: Game On! He also bonds with Eve Lourd, a newly moved in Charterstone resident, over their mutual love of dogs. Beginning with befriending an attractive showgirl named Leona Stockpool in 1939, Mary is increasingly drawn into the orbit of showgirls, actresses, aspiring writers, selfless nurses and other professional women. Wilbur Weston, Iris ex, is very jealous of Zak. 2005 Wilbur as Dear Debby gets sued for allegedly breaking up a marriage. 6/10-9/10. The two move to Alaska after they become engaged. (re: her mothers accident? The two are married the following year just before the newlyweds move to Rome for Woody to study art there. Anyway, they went to karaoke, broke up, had a bad double date, fought over pets, and finally got back together. Sgt. For the demonic spirit, see, Saunders in unspecified issue of serialized autobiography, "Playwright for Paper Actors", in, "PCL MS 048 Allen and John Saunders [Manuscript Collection]", "Next Page: A Mary Q&A with Karen Moy; A glimpse behind the veil of creating the Mary Worth saga", "LI cartoonists, animators drawn to evolving industry", "Joe Giella Retires From Drawing "Mary Worth", "The Next Page: Every little thing she does", "Cartoon Island Contest Votes off Mary Worth", "Carol Burnett Couldn't Keep a Straight Face When She Played Mary Worthless", Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Worth&oldid=1135400644, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Marys romance with Jeff, after one dramatic story where Mary travels to Southeast Asia to retrieve her seriously ill beau, has slowed significantly, though the two continue to enjoy a dinner together from time to time. Talented and already famous young artist, Gatewood wins Jennifer Crawfords heart in New York City with his folksy earnestness. It's about an old lady and her role in the gossip and relationships of her apartment complex neighbors. 7/46-, Herb Ashley. In 2017, the two women take a Caribbean cruise together. A mild strain is put on his relationship with Mary late that same year when Jeff turns out to be allergic to Libby, the one-eyed cat Mary has adopted. When first in the narrative, Brick works as a radio writer for Herb Ashley, the station program director. It emerges that Corabelle is actually a con woman who uses her access to others homes to gain access to computer passwords and ultimately to embezzle thousands of dollars from Cameron, Toby, Wilbur and other residents until she is apprehended by the police. Comics Read Non Sequitur from the Beginning. 8/25/70-12/70, 3/71. 2009 Adrian Cory, Jeffs daughter, finds love with police detective, Scott Hewlett. Dr. Mike Roberts. But Saunders thought differently. 1974 Frank Crawford harbors a secret from his wife. Marys aristocratic and five time married cousin who puts on airs, interferes with younger relatives love lives, and has a recurring drinking problem. Mary Worth fans used to the characters glacially-paced interventions were taken aback to see the character in a far more dramatic scenario in 2006. Mary, struggling to pay rent in a shabby apartment, takes to selling apples on a city street corner to support herself and Dennie. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. As a result, each year features a romantic storyline of one of Marys relatives during this period. But today's roundtable is focused on its current villain: Wilbur Weston. Which led us to: WILBUR DEATH WATCH. They are seen dancing at a club together in early 2017 and are together as part of a collegiate overseas arts seminar in 2018. While in New York City, trying to sell her apartment, Mary meets an odd, but creative girl named Jenny Troon who is attending a bogus art institute in the neighborhood. It was created by writer Allen Saunders and artist Dale Connor, initially appeared under the pseudonym "Dale Allen". In another episode, "Lady Bouvier's Lover", he trades a Mary Worth telephone to Bart Simpson for an Itchy and Scratchy animation cel. Reprinted in Romantic Picture Novelettes 1 (Magazine Enterprises). Kat: Glad I had to take a minute to double-check Funky Winkerbean did not actually join ISIS but also I would have believed it. 1947 Brick, still working for Herb Ashley, gets Broadway bound Pixie Gaye a job. So Ken Ernst gave her a beauty treatment, some weight loss and a more appropriate wardrobe. More reprints followed in Argo Publications' single-issue Mary Worth (March 1956), and in the late 1990s in American Publishing's Storyline Strips. Selfish older actress hanging onto youth, Selene forces her adult daughter Binnie to pretend to be her younger sister. Get the comics you want, your way. Mary meets Wilbur Weston in 1993 and later his daughter, Dawn. She has drawn such comic book titles as Alpha Flight, Supergirl, and Star Wars. Published by Blackthorne Publishing Inc.,, El Cajon, California,, 1986. In 2016, Mary briefly visits his bakery while in New York visiting Olive Taylor. Monty Madison. 3/59-6/59. Program director of WBIX Radio and fianc of Cheri Deane. After Bill marries her, Goldies husband is revealed to be still alive and in on the plot. Blond-haired with glasses, Peter disdains mundane social interactions, and puts on academic airs, but is a typical male in that he cant cook and microwaves all of his frozen dinners. 4/47-9/47, (referenced 10/48). 1984 Ian risks losing his new daughter by trying to interfere in her impending marriage. Frank Crawford. 1959 Dennie rescues Mary from Angie Omen. ), Sterling meets with Mary to discuss her finances. The two quickly fall in love and become engaged, but the marriage is cancelled when Sterling has an opportunity to return to the stage. 1953 Brick and Link Riley move to Paris, exiting the narrative. [9], Saunders retired in 1979 (and died in 1986), and Ernst died in 1985. Hildy Worth is the daughter of the late Walter Worth, Marys first cousin, and the rather plain half-sister of the exceptionally attractive Pandora Worththe two young women having different mothers. Selene Adair. 7/85-1/86, 4/88-9/88. Judge Parker is almost done. John Saunders, who took over writing duties from father Allen in 1979, said he was surprised by Giellas rendition of the character, which seemed to take decades off her face. Scott Hewlett. Hewlett falls hardest first and proposes to Adrian, who only after he is wounded in action decides to accept. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, this soap opera -style strip influenced several that followed. A controversial radio talk show host, the somewhat plumb, wavy-haired Madison specializes in generating buzz with wild accusations. Rachel is married to a rather sexist husband named Stan who doesnt approve. Only once did she get a taste of the danger and excitement faced by her comics page cohorts. Saunders (or the syndicate) steered away from African American characters, but the author did introduce a series of Latino/a characters facing the challenges of racism: Anita Gomez (1969) and Tomas Rodrigo (1972). Kayleigh: Sitting in a puddle of cat piss. He romances both Dawn Weston and Vera Shields in 2007. Estelle. Under his son, the norm became two panels, with less dialog and stories stretching as long as 18 months. 1965 Mary reconnects with old friends, Frank and Anne Crawford. The guide asks: "Who reads Mary Worth? Mary finally discovers no such person as Angie Omen exists and her name is actually Angie Anders, a teen-ager falsely found guilty of vehicular homicide. Ultimately he marries Connie and the two appear occasionally in the narrative thereafter. 5/41-8/41. 2010 Mary sets up psychiatrist Mike Roberts with financial planner Jenna Thomas. In 2015, writer Karen Moy and The Phantom author Tony DePaul got together to present a fleeting glimpse of Mary in the costumed heros world. Cori: Fuck I fucking hope so. All rights reserved (About Us). Ham sends Kate Berdan Marys way. 7/46- He has an attractive daughter named Susan who is also an aspiring actress. Slim is only an occasional presence in the strip. He moved into the Charterstone complex in May 1993, quickly becoming a Platonic friend to his neighbor, Mary. John Saunders (foreword); The shift in focus and locale reflects a new sense of American community. A professor of English literature, Ian can be pompous and a snob but has a generous heart beneath it all. 7/45-10/45, 4/46. 3/80-x/80 and regularly thereafter to the present, 12/19/18-2/17/19. Bill and Sunny are never again seen in the narrative and Dennie will be gone for over ten years. Imagine that Naomi Wolf No! Marcia and Vic Devore. Zak and Iris resume dating and ultimately declare their love for each other. Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny (Animal Edition). 1950 Brick looks on as Mary and Drums wedding is undone by a case of amnesia. And there were no witnesses! The love triangle was said to have spiced up the strip for the first time in decades, with readers particularly intrigued by the fact that Aldo bore a strong resemblance to Captain Kangaroo. Dennis Dennie Worth. It takes very little time for someone to drown, even if theyre not drunk and disoriented and just slammed into a wall of freezing water from a great height after doing a bad Leonardo DiCaprio impression. Marys close friend and neighbor at Charterstone. Estelle is wooed by Arthur Z. Iris enjoys a brief, rather chaste romance with Zak, a handsome young college student in 2016, but ultimately breaks things off, feeling he is too young for her. I suppose the comic strip could pull a fortuitously-nearby fishing boat or a dream sequence out of its ass, but honestly, Im prepared to go full-on Annie Wilkes HOWD HE GET OUT OF THE COCKADOODIE OCEAN? if he lives. Minnie is ready to take up her rifle against the tree-huggers, though the two ultimately become fast friends. In the meantime, Dawn is romanced in 2017 by a handsome, though married physician named Ned Fletcher in whose office shes working. June Brigman is the current artist, who has an admirable body of work in superhero comic books, as well as having served as the final artist on Brenda Starr for several years. She was also gullible, taken in by strangers and often in need of rescue. The happy couple later experiences marital difficulties in 1977 when Jennifer struggles with only being known as Gatewood Cobbs wife and turns to drink. Mildy arrogant French foreign exchange art student who engages in a summer romance with Dawn Weston. Writers: Martha Orr, Alan Saunders, John Saunders, Karen Moy, Artists: Martha Orr, Kenneth Ernst, Joe Giella, June Brigman. The two have a son together named Donn before Mike leaves Brick and his young son. February 26, 2022. Jennifer and Gatewoods marital woes are finally resolved. Her genius at knowing what children will want to play with has made Angus Archibold a leader in the toy trade. A rival toy manufacturer, Angus van Dorf, puts his nephew, Jay Brent, up to infiltrate Archibald Toys and woo Hildy over to his company. x/17-x/17. The comic strip, called Apple Mary debuted on October 29th, 1934, written and drawn by a female cartoonist named Martha Orr. "[6], There is, however, significant evidence that the two comic strips share an unbroken narrative featuring identical characters. The move to sunny California is courtesy of John Saunders, who has totally taken over the writing of the comic strip with the retirement of his father. Jared Mylo. He was ultimately arrested and charged with fraud, bigamy, forgery, (and) tampering with public records. 2/09-4/09. Saul takes in rebellious Madi. Link is wary of Bricks efforts to set Mary up with the charming Edwin Pinwhistle, concerns that end up being well founded. One Big Happy Overboard Peanuts Pearls Before Swine Pickles Prickly City Real Live Adventures Red and Rover Reply All Rex Morgan, M.D. But at least then his personality would be better. When Link gets a promotion to run his companys office in Paris, the young family move to France. 1967 Reef and an alcoholic Connie Martin return. Arrogant graduate student who moves into Charterstone but then needs to have a roommate to make ends meet. Gatewood Woody Cobb. Newspapers in Education It was created by writer Allen Saunders and artist Dale Connor, initially appeared under the pseudonym "Dale Allen". Believing Angie was falsely prosecuted, Mary offers to take Angie back to reform school herself and this time Angie agrees. Electronic version of these comic books can be found at the Digital Comics Museumby entering the name of the comic book in the search box at the top of the home page or under the publisher that Ive listed in parentheses. Eccentric and occasionally devious young woman who has already appeared in a movie, had a book of her love lyrics published, and been expelled by a progressive college. The reader is asked to remember that Mary Worth stories are not about Mary. Her lack of experience in romance leads her to be cheated out of money by a handsome conman who shows interest in her. Advertising. And when asked by the mayor of Boomville, she readily sells her farm to make way for new living units, because as she says something must be done about better housing conditions for defense workers in town. (6/10/41). Past stories have confronted social issues, such as juvenile delinquency, unwed motherhood, drug addiction, spouse abuse, alcoholism, infidelity, concerns of the elderly and the generation gap. Brick emerges as a close friend to Mary and is able to return the older womans support on several occasions, arranging for at least two jobs for Mary. Cheers to 30 Years of "Non Sequitur" GoComics Team. 6/54-9/54. The Apple Mary comic strip was among those reprinted in some of the earliest American comic books, Eastern Color Printing's Famous Funnies, in 1936, and continuing in Dell Comics' Popular Comics and Western's Mammoth Comics at least sporadically through 1938. 3/80 and regularly thereafter to the present. Hamilton Hull. 4/51-7/51. 3/94-9/94. Kat: Kayleigh Im so worried that this is whats going to happen!! [10], When I first took over, the editor asked if I could take a few wrinkles off her face because the previous artist was making her look a little too old. Instead, the titular widows power is an ability to analyze mundane relationship issues and dole out advice. Unlock 250,000+ comics. She falls in love with an artist named Jeremy Goddard who is impressed with her inner strength and declares himself ready to be a father to Chad. It probably bothered me because of my name, but the evil Ms. Wolvensons first name was Nola, not Nora. Aside from Olivia Jaimes Nancy, which is pure gold, I dont really pay attention to comic strips unless something like I cant believe Funky Winkerbean joined ISIS comes across my Twitter feed. Find Comics. In late 2018 and early 2019, Ians blindspot regarding a manipulative female student creates doubts in their relationship. In June 2008, Jeff and Marys relationship almost breaks off over the way Marys preoccupation with the troubles of others interferes with their own plans. Food editor of Manhattan Diary and somewhat overweight colleague of Maggie Millis. Moy's handling of the strip during a 2006 plot line in which Mary was stalked by Aldo Kelrast ("Kelrast" being an anagram of "stalker"), a man rumored to have killed his late wife, drew media attention partly because of perceived unintentional humor due to the character's resemblance to Captain Kangaroo. Ive been really enjoying both the Comics Curmudgeon and David Williss commentary on this recent arc, but I think this is the most invested Ive ever been in a Mary Worth storyline. Mary visits Olive in NYC. 3/75-6/75. The L.A. Times ran a story with the headline [asking if Mary Worth had had a facelift]. Determined to better herself and her social position, Theresa initially is judgmental that her uncle doesnt even own a car. Jennifer gives birth to a son, Byron, in 1971. Karen Moy began writing the Mary Worth comic strip in early 2004. In 2016, Iris and Wilbur break off their relationship when Wilbur decides to leave the country to research a series of stories hes working on. Senora Lisa DeLeon. Instead, the single mother-to-be went on to college. And I agree that between Cheryl and Willis, Wilbur is getting the roasting he well deserves. All this is told in flashbacks. When Jim and Louise reconcile, they take Sunny back but soon enough are killed in an accident. In 1959, Hildy gives birth to their first child. Neither do we. Toddler Sunny is left on Marys doorstep. Comments Buy Prints SHARE: When next seen in 1960, Pandora is often away from home, pursung her successful modeling career. Mary was now a great-grandmother, and the little rugrat would only grow older. 7/46-. School board members are skeptical and, it turns out, with good reason. I read the complete archives of Big Nate, Nancy and Luann then, and tried to read all of Peanuts but never made it past the 70s. 1943 Mary work as a Gray Lady. The years 1955 through 1963 see Mary reunited with both her son and grandson after a decades absence and also sees them achieve successful romances of their own. Tom Kane. Welcome to Lynn Johnston's official For Better or For Worse website! In another FoxTrot strip, after being bombarded by Jason's suggestions, the newspapers give Mary Worth vampire fangs. Karen Cooper. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff; COMMUNITY. And a new writer, Allen Saunders, was brought on board to handle story. ), King Features, which began syndicating Mary Worth in 1987,[5] gives the debut year of Mary Worth as 1938, denies any connection between the strips, saying, "Contrary to popular belief, Mary Worth is not a continuation of the Depression-era favorite Apple Mary. Her sons nickname, Slimpeople called him Slim Worth for good reasonshould have been a clue that things might go south fairly soon. In 2016, Wilbur once again asks Mary to temporarily take over the Ask Wendy column as he begins to cover disasters overseas. 2020 Dawn chooses Jared over Hugo. Comics Read Dick Tracy from the Beginning. But to know Mary Worth exists in the same continuity as a man in purple spandex should be enough. The following summer, in 2020, Dawn recognizes the long distance relationship isnt working and chooses to pursue a relationship with the mildly nerdy Jared Mylo instead. Peter Barton. Mary and Dennie were soon joined by the rough around the edges truck driver Bill Biff in January 1935, who provided a little muscle at times when Mary or Dennie were in a jam. Kippy Clark (his full name is now given as Rudyard Kipling Clark) is struggling as a would-be writer. Congratulations To Our 2017 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Nominees The GoComics Team. A century later, it was found. Homocidal conman who romances wealthy women, marries them and then kills them for the life insurance policy he takes out on them. In a Pearls Before Swine strip, Rat, on steroids, decides he "will kick Mary Worth's &#$*%! Minerva Minnie Monroe. Bill and Sonia Corey. Anne sustains serious injuries in a car accident in 1973 and deals with Franks old high school sweetheart in 1974. The solution to their marital woes is presented as Pan giving up her career to raise a family and Kippy taking a construction job so as to make a living wage. Politically connected criminal businessman who frames Mary for selling illegal goods and sees her arrested, her apple business appearing to be a cover. One *tiny* nitpick. The smoking gunor cartwas excavated by Comics Journal contributor R.C. who marches to her own drummer, having something of an eccentric beat vibe to her. You list him in the artists, but I think artist Ken Ernst deserves a mention in the main textthe series really started on its path, IMHO, when he came along in 1942, despite Saunders already having been there a number of years as writer, he was the creative figure who was with the strip the longest (by a year or two), and, from what Ive read, did have story input. Doug Cory. Saul Wynter. 3/65-5/65, 2/66-3/66, 11/68, 2/69-5/69 (Angel Varden), 9/71, 12/71, 2/72, 5/73-8/73, 9/74-12/74, 7/76-3/77, 8/77, 10/77-11/77, 7/78-10/78, 12/78, 2/79. 2013 Reuben Award Winner: Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year LINK. Flame Darcy. Wilbur is seduced by Toby Camerons manipulative sister, Elizabeth Hoag in 2001. 6/90-11/90. Cori: Honestly, because with their reach both Cheryl and David have really made this a fun storyline to follow the past several months. The following summer, visiting Dawn in New York, the two decide to end their long distance romance. An addiction to pain meds soon results with Tommy conning various physicians and pharmacies in pursuit of his addiction. His romantic interest in the movie, actress Angel Varden, and Brick emerge as rivals, but it is Brick and Link who fall in love. Beautiful nightclub performer whom Mary befriends. Like I said above, I read the newspaper comics as a kid, and Im so glad everyone is mentioning The Far Side because I grew up reading the anthologies for that and Calvin & Hobbes as well. Mary's friend, Bill Biff, is featured in stories appearing between 1935 and 1944.[7]. Her love of comics and storytelling led to her writing duties on the Mary Worth strip which she had been a fan of for many years. Bessie Buxhom. But seriously: when we last saw Wilbur, he was underwater with the cruise ship receding into the distance. 1988 A married Jenny Troon visits Mary, who is reunited with old flame Grant Inwood. Her new role as a source of hard-earned wisdom is reflected in the comfort that she gives a distraught Dennie. Fashion designer for a department store chain, an elegant, smart-talking young woman that up and department store middle manager Dennie Worth falls in love with and, in June 1955, marries. 1993 Mary befriends new Charterstone residents, Wilbur and Dawn Weston. Mary also exemplifies the idealized role of women during World War II. 12/3/55-5/56, 9/56, 7/16/60-10/8/60. In a FoxTrot strip, the characters are discussing how many comic strips that day have jokes based on golf. In case you didn't realize, we really love comics here at WWAC. Reprinted in Love Stories of Mary Worth 3 (Harvey). Very funny! Widower and a former chief of staff at a major metropolitan hospital, Jeff Cory retired once his two children, Drew and Adrian, graduated from medical school. 8/90-11/90. The Capp-Saunders "feud" fooled both editors and readers, generating plenty of free publicity for both stripsand Capp and Saunders had a good laugh when all was revealed.[18]. Beautiful black-haired con woman and widow interested in Bill for a recently acquired fortune. 11/82-5/83. Emotionally expressive only daughter of Frank and Anne Crawford. Her online portfolio can be seen at www.ArtWanted.com/juneart. 6/14-9/14, 10/15-2/16. Crusading reporter and editor of the Boomville Times and a loyal friend to Mary, Kane is unsuccessfully romanced by Angel Varden and falls in love with Connie Barclay instead. Nora Buchanan was who I always think of as well. Grant Inwood. As school superintendent he deals with the repercussions of a pregnant student named Karen Cooper in 1976 and her return the following year. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique I look forward to the Judge Parker onethats a series where its very hard for me to find vintage comics from (I know Argo did a volume of reprints in 1956 as well, but its hard to find and doesnt seem to be online).