| Freckles and His Friends | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Merrill Blosser (1915-1966); Henry Formhals (1935-1971) |
| Current status/schedule | Complete |
| Launch date | August 16, 1915 (Dailies), December 31, 1933 (Sundays) |
| End date | August 28, 1971 (Dailies), August 22, 1971 (Sundays) |
| Alternate name(s) | Freckles |
| Syndicate(s) | Newspaper Enterprise Association |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Children, Teens, Adults |
Freckles and his Friends is an American comic strip set in the peaceful small town of Shadyside where young Freckles McGoosey and his friends lived. Although the long-running strip, created by Merrill Blosser, is remembered for its continuing storyline involving a group of teenagers, it originally featured a child at the age of six or seven in gag-a-day situations.[1][2]
Illustrated by Blosser and later by Henry Formhals (1908-1981), Freckles and His Friends was ghostwritten by Fred Fox (1903-1981). A gagwriter for Groucho Marx and Judy Canova, Fox scripted for radio, television and films.[3] Widely syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association, Freckles and His Friends had a long run through much of the 20th century.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
holtzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Freckles and His Friends at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016.
- ^ UPI. (September 2, 1971). Fred Fox, comic strip author And writer for Groucho Marx The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2008.