Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin
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Before she married Dagwood Bumstead, Blondie’s name was Blondie Boopadoop. That’s what Wikipedia says, that’s what King Features Syndicate says, that’s what the Library of Congress says. But… was it? Out of curiosity, I looked into it, and while “Boopadoop” had been used in official promotional material dating back to 1930, I have yet to find it used in an actual comic strip. A few caveats: my search was by no means exhaustive (it would be nice to have the collection IDW put out) the OCR might have missed s
Below are some of my findings; it’s interesting that some of the comic strip’s storylines would also play out in the letters section.
Belleville Daily News Democrat , August 18, 1930
Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin