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John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic St John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday C

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John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic St John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday C
<B>John Dirks - The Captain and the Kids Sunday Comic Strips Group of 25 Original Art (United Features Syndicate, 1968).</B></I> 1968 was a landmark year in the life of the <I>The Captain and the Kids</B></I> comic strip. Rudolph Dirks, the original creator of the strip, passed away in New York City on April 20 of that year, and his son, John Dirks, who had been helping with the strip since 1946, began signing his own name as the artist. Represented here is the majority of the Sunday <I>The Captain and the Kids</B></I> strips from 1968, although there are days and weeks of strips missing. There are also two additional strips dated 12-5-65 and 5-6-73. One of the founding fathers of American comics, Rudolph Dirks has left his mark on all facets of the medium, and his son carried on the family tradition until 1979, when the strip finally folded. Each strip measures 15.25" x 22" and are all the strips average in Very Good condition. <I>From the collection of Rudolph and John Dirks.</B></I> 25 Original Art