Connie (comic strip)


Connie is an American adventure comic strip created by the cartoonist Frank Godwin, who introduced a book illustration style to the comics page. The strip ran from 1927 to 1941 for the Ledger Syndicate. Connie debuted as a Sunday page on November 13, 1927. The strip was syndicated in France as Cora in the weekly paper Le Journal de Mickey.
Some sources indicate 1929 as the start date for Connie. Similarly, Maurice Horn's World Encyclopedia of Comics says that the strip lasted until 1944, but Allan Holtz's American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide says that it "was probably just available in reprints that long."

Characters and story

The strip evolved as Connie Kurridge went through various situations and occupations, including aviator, stunt pilot, charity worker, reporter and detective. Villains were fooled by her beauty and underestimated her agility and resourcefulness. Comics historian Don Markstein commented:
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In The World Encyclopedia of Comics, Maurice Horn wrote:
The Sunday page included two toppers during the strip's run: The Wet Blanket and Wonder-Land.

Reprints

The first year of the daily strips were reprinted in Connie: A Complete Compilation: 1929-1930 by Hyperion Press. The strips were reprinted in Famous Funnies, published by Eastern Color Printing. They were later collected by Pacific Comics Club in 2009-2010.