| Mary Worth | |
|---|---|
 Argo Publication' Mary Worth #1 (March 1956), reprinting strips by writer Allen Saunders and artist Ken Ernst | |
| Author(s) | Allen Saunders (1938–1979) John Saunders (1974–2004--final months published posthumously) Karen Moy (May 17, 2004 dailies, June 6, 2004 Sundays–present) |
| Illustrator(s) | Dale Connor (1938–1942) Ken Ernst (1942–1985) Bill Ziegler (1986–1990) Jim Armstrong (1991) Joe Giella (1991–2016) June Brigman & Roy Brigman (2016–present) |
| Current status/schedule | Daily & Sunday |
| Launch date | 1938 |
| Alternate name(s) | Mary Worth's Family (1938–1942) |
| Syndicate(s) | (current) King Features Syndicate (formerly) Publishers Syndicate (1938–1967) Publishers-Hall Syndicate / Field Newspaper Syndicate / News America Syndicate / North America Syndicate (1967–1988) |
| Genre(s) | soap opera |
Mary Worth is an American newspaper comic strip that has had an eight-decade run from 1938. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, this soap opera-style strip influenced several that followed. It was created by writer Allen Saunders and artist Dale Connor, and initially appeared under the pseudonym "Dale Allen". Ken Ernst succeeded Connor as artist in 1942.
Mary Worth is associated with an older comic strip, Apple Mary, sometimes subtitled Mary Worth's Family, which dates from 1934 and features the character "Apple Mary" Worth, as well as several supporting characters who would continue into the new strip.[1]