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Looking at the dailies the strips are copyrighted 1983, with some exceptions. Like the first week and the strips for the weeks of May 30, June 6 and June 20, they are all copyrighted 1982. The art in these last three weeks is similar to the earliest stripes so they are probably made in 1982. 
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Image:Wcfields19830103.jpg|''January 3, 1983''<br>first by Frank Smith ?
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Revision as of 17:41, 14 May 2023

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august 7, 1983
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History

In 1982 "L.A. Times Syndicate" syndicated a humorous comics strip based on the famous American comedian W. C. Fields. The writer, Jim Smart, had previously worked in Philadelphian newspapers and Frank Smith was a former Walt Disney cartoonist.

The "W. C. Fields" strip was was made with 6 strips a week and one larger strip for the Sunday newspapers. The first known daily strip was in the newspapers November 1, 1982. Although it is mentioned that the first Sunday strip was in the newspapers October 31, the earlies known Sunday strip was in the newspapers November 7, 1982.

Something must have happened in May 1983.

The dailies for the weeks of May 30, June 6 and June 20 all have the copyright year 1982 on the strips. In addition the Sundays June 26, July 7, 10, 17 and 24 also have the copyright year 1982 on the strips.

End then, W. C. Fields' grandson Ronald J. Fields became the writer for the dailies (from June 27 1983) with Fred Fredericks as the artist. A few weeks later they also did the Sundays (from July 31, 1983).

In newspapers

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Title Period From Comment
Evansville Courier and Press January 3, 1983 to October 29, 1983 Evansville, Indiana dailies (missing strip of June 27, 1983)
The Japan Times March 6, 1983 to October 23, 1983 Tokyo, Japan Sundays (in English)
Los Angeles Times (?) Sundays
The News Herald October 31, 1982 to August 7, 1983 Lake County, Ohio Sundays
The Olympian November 7, 1982 to October 23, 1983 Olympia, Washington Sundays (missing strip of August 14, 1983)
The Olympian November 1, 1982 to October 29, 1983 Olympia, Washington dailies (missing strip of June 27, 1983)
Pacific Stars and Strips January 3, 1983 to August 16, 1983 dailies
The Sacramento Bee February 13, 1983 Sacramento, California Sundays
Quesnel Cariboo Observer December, 1983 to January, 1984 Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada dailies

  • January 3, 1983
    first by Frank Smith ?

  • June 18, 1983

  • June 25, 1983
    last by Frank Smith

  • June 28, 1983
    first by Fredericks

  • August 18, 1983

  • October 29, 1983
    last by Fredericks ?

External links

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