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* AmericanAccent: for several one shot characters and most importantly, Sluggo.
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* CanonImmigrant: Oona Goosepimple, a character who appeared in the "Nancy" comic books in the 1950s, didn't appear in the newspaper strip until 2013.

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* CanonImmigrant: Oona Goosepimple, a character who appeared in the "Nancy" comic books in the 1950s, from 1959 to 1963, didn't appear in the newspaper strip until 2013.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Ernie Bushmiller ''loved'' doing this, usually adding in a bit of MediumAwareness on the characters' part. Olivia Jaimes takes the trope UpToEleven in her strips.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott's run lasted until 1995, when he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott's run lasted until 1995, when he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist artist, continuing until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott's run lasted for ten years, until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott's run lasted for ten years, until 1995, when he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to pass away just a year later at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott Scott's run lasted 10 years for ten years, until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.
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The character first appeared in 1933 in ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that had been created in 1922 by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925). Introduced as Fritzi's niece, character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.

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The character first appeared in 1933 in ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that had been created in 1922 by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925). Introduced as Fritzi's niece, character Nancy proved to be so popular as a character that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.
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The character first appeared in 1933 in ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that started in 1922, originally created by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925, just three years later). The character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.

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The character first appeared in 1933 in ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that started in 1922, originally had been created in 1922 by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925, just three years later). The 1925). Introduced as Fritzi's niece, character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.
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'''Nancy''' is a long running newspaper comic strip originally created by Ernie Bushmiller. The strip centers on a precocious 8-year old girl, her Aunt Fritzi, and her best friend Sluggo.

The character first appeared in 1933 on ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that started in 1922, originally created by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925, just three years later). The character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.

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'''Nancy''' ''Nancy'' is a long running newspaper comic long-running NewspaperComic strip originally created by Ernie Bushmiller. The strip centers on a precocious 8-year old girl, her Aunt Fritzi, and her best friend Sluggo.

The character first appeared in 1933 on in ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that started in 1922, originally created by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925, just three years later). The character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.
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* BigEater: Nancy, especially in the Jerry Scott run.

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* BigEater: Nancy, especially Nancy. Especially in the Jerry Scott run.run, but it's a trait that's definitely present in other runs as well.
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** In fact, apart from Nancy, Sluggo and Fritzi, Olivia Jaimes's run has thrown out ''all'' the previous recurring characters.

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** In fact, apart from Nancy, Sluggo and Fritzi, Fritzi (and, it turns out, Peewee), Olivia Jaimes's run has thrown out ''all'' the previous recurring characters.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Fritzi Ritz was gradually phased out when Jerry Scott took over the strip in the mid-1980s. She subsequently returned in 1995, when the Gilchrists took over.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:
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Fritzi Ritz was gradually phased out when Jerry Scott took over the strip in the mid-1980s. She subsequently returned in 1995, when the Gilchrists took over.
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* {{Retcon}}: The Guy Gilchrist run did this with Sluggo's history and family situation, revealing that while he ''did'' live alone in a badly-maintained house, he actually had two adoptive uncles who stayed with him whenever they could, and the entire neighborhood were actually secretly chipping in to pay for his bills. Might count as a CerebusRecon, as it viewed Sluggo's poverty and living situation through a much more serious lens.

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* {{Retcon}}: The Guy Gilchrist run did this with Sluggo's history and family situation, revealing that while he ''did'' live alone in a badly-maintained house, he actually had two adoptive uncles who stayed with him whenever they could, and the entire neighborhood were actually secretly chipping in to pay for his bills. Might count as a CerebusRecon, CerebusRetcon, as it viewed Sluggo's poverty and living situation through a much more serious lens.

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The Olivia Jaimes run, being a Continuity Reboot, can't also be a retcon, since a "retcon" is blatantly meant to be in the same continuity.


* BreakoutCharacter: Nancy was this. The strip originally focused on Fritzi, but Nancy gradually took over the strip.

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* BreakoutCharacter: BreakoutCharacter:
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Nancy was this. is one of the quintessial examples. The strip originally focused on Fritzi, but Nancy gradually took over and became the strip.titular character -- even to the point where Fritzi [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome completely vanished from the strip for a time]].
** Sluggo, too, became a major character in the strip after his introduction. While he never took over Nancy's role as main character, the way Nancy had for Fritzi, he was soon established as the strip's second main character, with several adaptations and translations even taking the name ''Nancy and Sluggo.''
* BigEater: Nancy, especially in the Jerry Scott run.



** In fact, apart from Nancy, Sluggo and Fritzi, Olivia Jaimes's run has thrown out ''all'' the previous recurring characters.



* ContinuityReboot: Everything introduced during the Guy Gilchrist era was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over.

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* ContinuityReboot: Everything introduced during After the Guy Gilchrist era run ended, Olivia Jaimes's run was retconned out a completely new take on the series, with a more modern twist. Of the large cast the comic had attained, only Nancy, Sluggo and Fritzi remain, and new supporting characters are starting to be introduced.
* ContinuityPorn: The Guy Gilchist run was ''filled'' with this, often referencing or outright continuing plot threads that hadn't been seen in the strip for decades, even bringing back old characters like Phil Fumble.
* TheFlapper: Fritzi, back in the 1920s
when she was the star of the strip, and in her own comic book. It was toned down after Nancy gradually took over the strip, but Fritzi remained a MsFanservice.
* GrandFinale: The Guy Gilchrist run, which was very continuity-heavy, came to a definite end in 2018, with the marriage of Fritzi and Phil, and several loose threads from the run tied up (such as Sluggo's uncles returning to town to stay on a more permanent basis), and the final strip even ends with a "they all lived HappilyEverAfter" note. A few months later, the series saw a modernized, much less continuity-heavy ContinuityReboot by Olivia Jaimes, where there is no mention of Phil or Sluggo's uncles.
* MsFanservice: Fritzi, who's very easy on the eyes and often wears skimpy or skintight clothing -- though less so after
Olivia Jaimes took over.over the strip.



* {{Retcon}}: The final strip from the Guy Gilchrist run featured Fritzi Ritz marrying Phil Fumble. This was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over a few months later.

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* PerpetualPoverty: Sluggo lives alone in a tumbledown shack and never has any money. This aspect of his character was toned heavily down in later years.
* {{Retcon}}: The final strip from the Guy Gilchrist run featured Fritzi Ritz marrying Phil Fumble. This was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over did this with Sluggo's history and family situation, revealing that while he ''did'' live alone in a few months later.badly-maintained house, he actually had two adoptive uncles who stayed with him whenever they could, and the entire neighborhood were actually secretly chipping in to pay for his bills. Might count as a CerebusRecon, as it viewed Sluggo's poverty and living situation through a much more serious lens.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to die himself just a year later in 1983 at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to die himself pass away just a year later in 1983 at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.
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* CanonImmigrant: Oona Goosepimple, a character who only appeared in the "Nancy" comic books in the 1950s, didn't appear in the newspaper strip until 2013.

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* CanonImmigrant: Oona Goosepimple, a character who only appeared in the "Nancy" comic books in the 1950s, didn't appear in the newspaper strip until 2013.
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* ContinuityReboot: Everything introduced during the Guy Gilchrist era was erased when Olivia Jaimes took over.

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* ContinuityReboot: Everything introduced during the Guy Gilchrist era was erased retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over.

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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012, only to disappear again when Olivia Jaimes took over in 2018.

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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out disappeared in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012, only to disappear again when Olivia Jaimes took over in 2018.


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* ContinuityReboot: Everything introduced during the Guy Gilchrist era was erased when Olivia Jaimes took over.
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* OutOfFocus: Happened to Aunt Fritzi once Nancy was introduced. She still appears, but as a secondary character.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Nancy was this. The strip originally focused on Fritzi, Nancy gradually took over the strip.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Nancy was this. The strip originally focused on Fritzi, but Nancy gradually took over the strip.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Nancy was this. The strip originally focused on Fritzi, Nancy gradually took over the strip.


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* NewSeasonNewName: The strip was originally called ''Fritzi Ritz'', only to be retitled ''Nancy'' in 1938.
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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012, only to disappear when Olivia Jaimes took over in 2018.

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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012, only to disappear again when Olivia Jaimes took over in 2018.
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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012 and stuck around until the final Gilchrist strip, then disappeared again when Olivia Jaimes took over.

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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He later reappeared in 2012 and stuck around until the final Gilchrist strip, then disappeared again 2012, only to disappear when Olivia Jaimes took over.over in 2018.
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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He subsequently reappeared in 2012 and stuck around until the final Gilchrist strip, then disappeared again when Olivia Jaimes took over.

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** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He subsequently later reappeared in 2012 and stuck around until the final Gilchrist strip, then disappeared again when Olivia Jaimes took over.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to die himself just a year later in 1983 at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to die himself just a year later in 1983 at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' for ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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* RecycledScript: A lot of the early strips from the Gilchrist run were recycled from the original Bushmiller run.
* {{Retcon}}: The final strip from the Guy Gilchrist run featued Fritzi Ritz marrying Phil Fumble. This was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over a few months later.

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* RecycledScript: A lot of the early strips from the Gilchrist run were recycled from the original Bushmiller run.
* {{Retcon}}: The final strip from the Guy Gilchrist run featued featured Fritzi Ritz marrying Phil Fumble. This was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over a few months later.
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* ClingyJealousGirlfriend: Nancy can be like this whenever she sees other girls talking to Sluggo.

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* ClingyJealousGirlfriend: ClingyJealousGirl: Nancy can be like this whenever she sees other girls talking to Sluggo.
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'''Nancy''' is a long running newspaper comic strip originally created by Ernie Bushmiller. The strip centers on a precocious 8-year old girl, her Aunt Fritzi, and her best friend Sluggo.

The character first appeared in 1933 on ''Fritzi Ritz'', a strip that started in 1922, originally created by Larry Whittington (Bushmiller took over in 1925, just three years later). The character Nancy proved to be so popular that, in 1938, the strip was retitled to her name.
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Bushmiller continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982. It was subsequently taken over by Al Plastino (on the Sunday strips) and Mark Lasky (on the dailies), only for Lasky to die himself just a year later in 1983 at age 29. Jerry Scott, later known for''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', took over the strip in 1984, drawing the characters in a much more broad, cartoony style. Scott lasted 10 years until he was replaced by the sibling team of Guy and Brad Gilchrist. After a few years, Guy Gilchrist became the sole artist until early 2018. The strip is now drawn by Olivia Jaimes, making her the first female cartoonist to draw the strip.

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* CanonImmigrant: Oona Goosepimple, a character who only appeared in the "Nancy" comic books in the 1950s, didn't appear in the newspaper strip until 2013.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Fritzi Ritz was gradually phased out when Jerry Scott took over the strip in the mid-1980s. She subsequently returned in 1995, when the Gilchrists took over.
** Happened twice to Phil Fumble. He was a recurring character in the strip until he was phased out in 1968. He subsequently reappeared in 2012 and stuck around until the final Gilchrist strip, then disappeared again when Olivia Jaimes took over.
* ClingyJealousGirlfriend: Nancy can be like this whenever she sees other girls talking to Sluggo.
* RecycledScript: A lot of the early strips from the Gilchrist run were recycled from the original Bushmiller run.
* {{Retcon}}: The final strip from the Guy Gilchrist run featued Fritzi Ritz marrying Phil Fumble. This was retconned out when Olivia Jaimes took over a few months later.

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