- Marvin (comic)
Infobox Comic strip
title=Marvin
caption=
creator=Tom Armstrong
status=Running
syndicate=King Features Syndicate
comictype=print
genre=Humor
first=1982
last=
website= [http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/marvin/about.htm http://www.kingfeatures.com/]"Marvin" is a daily
newspaper comic strip created bycartoonist Tom Armstrong and distributed in the U.S. byHearst 'sKing Features Syndicate . It debuted in 1982. It revolves around the life and times of a young baby boy named Marvin, his father and mother Jeff and Jenny Miller and their dog Bitsy. Other characters include Megan, Marvin's cousin; Janet, her mother and Jenny's sister (she and her husband were divorced); Ming Ming, Janet's adopted daughter from China; and Marvin's grandparents.Creator Tom Armstrong has made what some fans consider not so subtle changes to the strip's character design including changes to the faces and even changing the size of the characters' noses, In one e-mail to a fan [ [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.strips/browse_thread/thread/8aef655fcc3d4845/51ff0fd1879562eb?#51ff0fd1879562eb Schwarz, Rick (Google Contributor posts email from Marvin creator Tom Armstrong)] ] Armstrong explains why he made these changes.
There was also an earlier strip by the same name, which was created by Pat Moran and syndicated in 1973.
References
* Strickler, Dave. "Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index." Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
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