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| Andy Capp | |
|---|---|
 Andy and Flo | |
| Author(s) | Reg Smythe |
| Website | |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | 5 August 1957 |
| Syndicate(s) | Publishers-Hall Syndicate[1] (1957–1975) Field Newspaper Syndicate / News America Syndicate[2] (1975–c. 1987) Creators Syndicate (c. 1987–present) |
| Publisher(s) | Daily Mirror |
| Genre(s) | Humour slapstick |
Andy Capp is a British comic strip created by cartoonist Reg Smythe, seen in the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a single-panel cartoon, it was later expanded to four panels.[3]
The strip is syndicated internationally by Creators Syndicate. The character is also licensed as the mascot for a line of snack foods (Andy Capp's fries).
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- ^ Storch, Charles. "Hearst To Buy Murdoch Syndicate", Chicago Tribune (25 December 1986).
- ^ Victor E. Neuburg (1983). The Popular Press Companion to Popular Literature. Popular Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-87972-233-3.