| Alec the Great | |
|---|---|
 Edwina Dumm's dog Sinbad was the model for her cartoon dog characters Tippie, Sinbad and Alec. | |
| Author(s) | Edwina Dumm |
| Current status/schedule | Gag panel; Concluded |
| Launch date | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) |
| End date | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) |
| Syndicate(s) | George Matthew Adams Service (1918–1965) The Washington Star Syndicate (1965–1969) |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Alec the Great was a syndicated newspaper gag panel created by Edwina Dumm and featuring a dog character (as did her other comic strip, Cap Stubbs and Tippie). It ran from 1931 to 1969.
Characters and story
In Alec the Great, Dumm illustrated verses written by her brother, Robert Dennis Dumm, about the small dog, Alec. Their collaboration was published as a book, Alec the Great: 1,001 Verses - Wise, Witty and Cheerful (Crown, 1946). Comics historian Maurice Horn notes that Alec looked exactly like Tippie.
Another dog book by Edwina Dumm was Sinbad: A Dog's Life, published by Coward McCann in 1930. Alec and Tippie both looked like Sinbad, who was based on Dumm's real-life dog Sinbad.
References
- Edwina entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.
- "Edwina Dumm's biography,", Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (Ohio State University). Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.
- Horn, Maurice. The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Chelsea House, 1976.
Sources
- "Don Markstein's Toonopedia". Donald D. Markstein. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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