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- ↑ For most of these titles, dates given are the dates of Crenshaw's involvement, as seen in Allan Holtz's 2012 American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Full run dates for the following strips are: The Muffins (Nov 11, 1957 - May 9, 1959), Nubbin (March 24, 1958 - June 20, 1987), Simpkins (1971-1984), and Gumdrop (Aug 1, 1977 - July 25, 1988). McGirk's Works and Nerdly are not listed in Holtz's guide. McGirk's Works is listed on Lambiek's Comiclopedia's George Crenshaw entry as 1959. The "About" page on the Belvedere Cartoon Magazine Site says that Nerdly is another name for Simpkins.
- ↑ "Cartoonist George Crenshaw - an Artist with an Impressive Background". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-04-30.