| The Dingbat Family | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | George Herriman |
| Launch date | July 20, 1910 |
| End date | January 4, 1916 |
| Alternate name(s) | The Family Upstairs |
| Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate |
| Genre(s) | Gag-a-day |
| Followed by | Krazy Kat |
The Dingbat Family (also The Family Upstairs) is a comic strip by American cartoonist George Herriman that ran from June 20, 1910,[1] to January 4, 1916.[2] It introduced Herriman's most famous pair of characters: Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse, who later featured in Herriman's best-known strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944).[3]