Betty (comic strip)

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Betty
Author(s)Gary Delainey
Illustrator(s)Gerry Rasmussen
Website www.comics.com/betty
Current status/schedulecurrent, daily & Sunday
Launch date1991;31 years ago (1991)
Syndicate(s) United Features Syndicate (1991–2011)
Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication (2011–present)
Genre(s)humor
Preceded byBub Slug

Betty is a Canadian comic strip written by Gary Delainey and drawn by Gerry Rasmussen. [1] The comic was originally distributed by United Features Syndicate, and is now distributed via Andrews McMeel Syndication.

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History

Creators Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen first collaborated on the comic strip Bub Slug in 1976. The character of Betty appeared in the strip, but was not seen regularly until 1985, when the Edmonton Journal began running a full-page weekly comic version of Bub Slug. Betty became a stand-alone strip in 1991.

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Issues covered

Betty has covered some issues such as:

Collected works

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References

  1. Bell, John. Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe. p. 184. Dundurn, 2006. ISBN   1770702407