- Lance (comic strip)
"Lance" by
Warren Tufts was one of the last of thefull page comic strip s. 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 historianBill 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 andtab . There was a daily strip that beganJanuary 14 1957 and lasted at least untilFebruary 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) 1847Reprints
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.References
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