Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Feature(s):
Doonesbury
Character(s):
Zonker Harris; Uncle Duke; Mike Doonesbury; Mark Slackmeyer; Nichole; Ben (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); B.D.; Joanie Caucus; Virginia "Ginny" Slade; Clyde; Woodrow; Bobby Matthews; Malcolm Deveaux; MacArthur (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Alice P. Schwartzman; Lacey Davenport; Dick Davenport; Kim Rosenthal (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Mr. Rosenthal (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Mrs. Rosenthal (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Phred; Nate Harris (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Amy Harris (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection)
Synopsis:
Uncle Duke is appointed Governor of American Samoa; Mark mentors freshman Ben; the last orphan out of Vietnam is adopted by the Rosenthals in the U.S.; Zonker attends the National House Plants Convention with his potted palm; Phred runs a re-education center after the fall of Saigon; Zonker recounts how his ancestor, Nate Harris, fought in the American Revolution.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
from Doonesbury (Universal Press Syndicate) 1974-12-23 - 1975-08-02
Miscellaneous
Pages:
124
Notes:
Garry Trudeau was assisted by inker Don Carlton (Alter 1990, 66). Carlton’s association with Trudeau began in the early 1970s, and his responsibilities grew to include lettering of the strip. The association endured for decades (Walker 2010, 30–31).
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References:
Alter, Jonathan. 1990. “Real Life with Garry Trudeau.” Newsweek, October 15. Microfilm.
Walker, Brian. 2010. Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Detail
Variant:
Fifth Printing
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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