| The Heart of Juliet Jones | |
|---|---|
 Stan Drake's The Heart of Juliet Jones | |
| Author(s) | Elliot Caplin |
| Illustrator(s) | Stan Drake (1953-1989) Frank Bolle (1989-2000) |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded; Daily & Sunday |
| Launch date | March 9, 1953 |
| End date | January 1, 2000 |
| Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate |
| Genre(s) | Soap opera |
The Heart of Juliet Jones is an American comic strip series created by Elliott Caplin and drawn by Stan Drake, beginning on March 9, 1953.[1][2] The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate.[1]
The strip was a soap opera, following the prototype set by Mary Worth but elevated by Drake's exceptional artwork. The strip's first storylines were based on a treatment by writer Margaret Mitchell. [1] The figure drawing was characterized by Drake's pioneering use of naturalistic movement and expression, a style he achieved partly through the use of Polaroid photographic reference.[3]
- ^ a b c Brian Walker, "The Times Are A'Changin'", in Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell and Brian Walker, King of the Comics : One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate. San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2015. ISBN 9781631403736 (pp.239–40)
- ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780472117567.
- ^ Mary Worth at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.