Lance (comic strip)

Lance (comic strip)

"Lance" by Warren Tufts was one of the last of the full page comic strips. It was self-syndicated by the artist. Historians of the comic strip rate it as one of the great strips, but people still remember the much older strip "Terry and the Pirates" while "Lance" is forgotten except by a few die-hard fans. Comics historian Bill Blackbeard rated "Lance" "the best of the page-high adventure strips undertaken after the 1930s". ["The World Encyclopedia of Comics", Maurice Horn, editor, Chelsea House, 1978, ISBN 0877540306]

The strip began on Sunday, 5 June 1955. The last full page was #85. After that, the strip appeared in half page and tab. There was a daily strip that began January 14 1957 and lasted at least until February 15 1958. Casey Ruggles made a brief appearance in the daily strip. The last "Lance" strip was #261, 29 May 1960.

Episode guide

*Loud Thunder (#1-15) Fall 1834
*Trappers and Scouts (#16-55) Winter/Spring 1835
*The Beginning (flashback) (#56-58) 1776 - 1834
*Kit Carson (#59-78) Summer/Fall 1835
*Many Robes (#79-85) Winter 1835/36
*Valle (#86-114) Spring 1836 - Summer 1837
*The Rangers (#115-127) Summer/Fall 1837
*The Pass (#128-139) Winter 1837
*Washington (#140-145) Spring 1838
*Billy Benedict (#146-161) Summer 1838
*California Independence (#162-188) 1838 - 1845
*The War With Mexico (#189-201) 1845
*Wheatcroft (#202-219)
*El Carnicero (#220-231)
*Papita (#232-243)
*Nelly Gray (#244-261) 1847

Reprints

There have been only a few scatterd reprints of individual "Lance" strips. Currently, the American Comics Archive is reprinting "Lance" in their "Big Fun" comics magazine. In "Big Fun" #5, devoted solely to "Lance", they reprint Sundays and dailies from the beginning through August 20, 1957. Comics Revue has had Lance as a cover feature on several issues.

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