Monday, June 26, 2023
Jeffrey Lindenblatts Paper Trends: The 300 for 1994 -- 1993 Rookies
In 1993 there was only one rookie strip that had early success and that was the daily panel Pluggers by Jeff MacNelly which debuts in our listings with 14 papers. Its early success is most likely because of MacNelly’s successful strip Shoe. Editors seem to like buying features from creators with a proven track record.
None of the other rookie strips got more than 5 papers but as you can see from the list many of them are still running today. Here are all the rookies:
Pluggers – 14
The Duplex – 5
9 Chickweed Lane – 4
In A Word – 3
Bottom Liners – 2
Tar Pit – 2
Drawing From Life, The First Lady, Lack of Focus - 1
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