Moose & Molly

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Moose & Molly
Author(s) Bob Weber
Launch dateSeptember 20, 1965 (September 20, 1965)
End dateApril 5, 2020 (April 5, 2020)
Alternate name(s)Moose (1965–1971)
Moose Miller (1971–1998)
Syndicate(s) King Features Syndicate

Moose & Molly is an American comic strip by Bob Weber, published by King Features Syndicate. [1] It began on September 20, 1965, as Moose, and retitled Moose Miller six years later. [2] It was renamed Moose & Molly in 1998. [2] [3] In April 2020, Bob Weber retired the comic strip. [4] Weber based many of Moose's adventures on his own family's experiences. [3]

Contents

Characters

Pets

The Millers own a number of animals including at least two dogs (Bowser [9] and Butch [12] ) and a cat (Tabby [12] ).

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References

  1. ↑ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 277. ISBN   9780472117567.
  2. 1 2 Moose Miller at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Moose and Molly". King Features. Archived from the original on February 6, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Bob Weber Retires Moose Miller". The Daily Cartoonist. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  5. ↑ "About This Comic". King Features . Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. January 15, 2015, King Features.
  7. ↑ Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. July 8, 2014, King Features.
  8. ↑ Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. February 10, 2015, King Features.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Characters". King Features . Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. February 15, 2015, King Features.
  11. ↑ Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. January 13, 2015, King Features.
  12. 1 2 Bob Weber Sr. (c). Moose and Molly. April 27, 2013, King Features.
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