This was a continuation of cartoonist Chic Young's " Dumb Dora ", and acts from vaudeville, best popularized by Burns and Allen.

There are several running gags in Blondie, reflecting the trend after Chic Young's death for the strip to focus almost entirely on Dagwood as the lead character:

* In 1948, Chic Young's work on the strip won him the National Cartoonists Society's Billy DeBeck Award for Cartoonist of the Year.

* Chic Young's Blondie ( 1947 – 1949 ) David McKay / King Comics, 15 issues

* Chic Young's Dagwood Comics ( 1950 – 1965 ) Harvey, 140 issues

Chic Young's Sunday Blondie page for May 7, 1950, when it was at a peak of popularity with the strip, movies, and radio.

Chic Young's Dumb Dora ( March 7, 1929 )

Blondie is currently written by Chic Young's son, Dean Young, and illustrated by John Marshall with his assistant Frank Cummings.

* Stripper's Guide: Chic Young's The Family Foursome ( November 15, 1931 ), a topper strip which ran with Blondie from September 21, 1930 to April 21, 1935.

Though the exact contents of Chic Young's illustrated Dagwood sandwich remain obscure, it obviously contains large quantities and varieties of cold cuts, sliced cheese and vegetables separated by additional slices of bread.

Dagwood Bumstead is a main character in comic artist Chic Young's long-running comic strip Blondie.

The Comic Section for January 1, 1950, carried the following Sunday comic strips in black-and-white: Chic Young's Blondie, Young's Colonel Potterby and the Duchess, Dixie Dugan by J. P. McEvoy and J. H.

By March 1947, the NCS had 112 members, including Bud Fisher ( Mutt and Jeff ), Don Flowers ( Glamor Girls ), Bob Kane ( Batman ), Fred Lasswell ( Barney Google and Snuffy Smith ), George Lichty ( Grin and Bear It ), Zack Mosley ( The Adventures of Smilin ' Jack ), Alex Raymond ( Rip Kirby ), Cliff Sterrett ( Polly and Her Pals ) and Chic Young ( Blondie ), plus editorial cartoonists Reg Manning and Fred O. Seibel and sports cartoonist Willard Mullin.

* 1948: Chic Young, Blondie

* Chic Young ( 1901 – 1973 ) created Blondie in his Great Neck studio in the summer of 1930.

* December 31 – The eighth annual New Year's Rockin ' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by The Oak Ridge Boys, Village People, Chic, Blondie and Barry Manilow.

On September 20th-21st, 1979, Blondie and Chic were playing at concerts of The Clash in New York at The Palladium.

She was cast opposite Arthur Lake ( as Dagwood ) in the feature film Blondie in 1938, based on the comic strip by Chic Young.

Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young.

Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip.

* Blondie # 1 by Chic Young ( 1968 ) Signet

* Blondie # 2 by Chic Young ( 1968 ) Signet

* Blondie: Volume 1 by Chic Young ( 2010 ) IDW Publishing ISBN 1-60010-740-0 ( First of a projected series )

Murat Bernard Young ( January 9, 1901March 14, 1973 ), better known as Chic Young, was an American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running comic strip Blondie.

Chic Young received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Blondie in 1948, only one of many awards.

According to Blondie scripter Dean Young, his father, Chic Young, began drawing the huge sandwiches in the comic strip during 1936.

Also, Chic, George McCrae, Hi-Tension, Heatwave, the JALN Band, Earth Wind and Fire, Tina Charles, the Gibson Brothers, and Edwin Starr, Blondie, Yazz, Boney M, Linx, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Infernal.

Major acts who have recorded there include Walter Becker, The Kinks, Arctic Monkeys, Aerosmith, Counting Crows, The Clash, Kings of Leon, Marc Anthony, The B-52's, Tony Bennett, Michael Brecker, Devo, Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Dream Theater, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Throwing Muses, Serge Gainsbourg, The Strokes, Bryan Adams, Bernadette Peters, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett Trio, Neil Young, Harry Connick, Jr., Iggy Pop, Madonna, Journey, Muse, George Michael, Betty Carter, Sum 41, John Mayer, Moby, Vanessa Williams, Blondie, Porcupine Tree, Chic, Joan Jett, David Bowie, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Rumble Strips, Trey Anastasio, Helix, Kathem Al Saher, Gang Starr, Honor Society, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the band Power Station, which was named after the studio itself.

The band also has been compared to ABBA, the Bee Gees, Blondie, KC and the Sunshine Band, Duran Duran who were " the reason we got into music ," Matronic stated, Supertramp, Siouxsie and the Banshees who Matronic " wouldn't be here without ," David Bowie, 1970s-era Kiss, Queen, Chic, Richard O ' Brien and various other dance, disco, rock, and funk acts.

Concurrently, Raymond assisted Chic Young on Blondie.

* 1965: Chic Chic Chico ( Impulse!

* Chic Chic Chico ( Impulse !, 1965 )

* 1974 – Chic Harley, American football player ( b. 1894 )

* 2003 – Tony Thompson, American drummer ( Chic, Power Station ) ( b. 1954 )

* 1895 – Chic Harley, American football player ( d. 1974 )

* 1952 – Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ( Chic )

" In February 1994, Heart Management – which comprised the Herberts together with financier Chic Murphy – placed an advertisement in The Stage trade magazine asking " WANTED: R. U. 18 – 23 with the ability to sing / dance?

* January 9 – Chic Young, American cartoonist ( died 1973 )

* November 7 – Chic Sale, American vaudevillian ( b. 1885 )

* February 28 – Chic Johnson, American actor ( b. 1891 )

* Chic Murray ( Charles Murray, 1919 – 1985 ), Scottish comic

* Bernard Edwards – Chic bass player and producer

* " Rock The Bells " – Contains samples from " Pump Me Up " by Trouble Funk, " Take Me to the Mardi Gras " by Bob James, " Flick of the Switch " by AC / DC, and " Good Times " by Chic

He inadvertently passed the ball to Hibernian player Chic Charnley who then went on to score, resulting in a 2 – 1 defeat for Celtic.

Anthony T. " Tony " Thompson ( November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003 ) was a session drummer best known as the drummer of The Power Station and a member of Chic.

* Miss Pinkerton, Fräulein Weiner, Mademoiselle Chic, Signorina Tasso ( Angy's Governesses ) – Nina Sevening, Mary Fraser, Mabel Hirst, Joan Keddie

Bernard Edwards ( October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996 ) was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk / Disco band Chic and on his own.

* Chic Allan Cup Winners: 1989 – 90, 1991 – 92, 1992 – 93, 1996 – 97, 1997 – 98