Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Feature(s):
Doonesbury
Character(s):
Mike Doonesbury; Zonker Harris; Mark Slackmeyer; B.D.; Barbara Ann "Boopsie" Boopstein (cameo); Rev. Scot Sloan; Bernie (cameo); Nichole (cameo); Marilou Slackmeyer; Phil Slackmeyer; Jim Andrews; Joanie Caucus; Zeke Brenner; J.J. Caucus; Rick Redfern; Phred; Danny Wattle (first appearance); Roland Burton Hedley, Jr.; Honey Huan; Dr. Ali Mahdavi
Synopsis:
As Ronald Reagan begins his primary campaign for President in 1980, Mark’s dad supports John Connally, George H.W. Bush speaks at a prep school, and Mike and Danny Wattle volunteer for John Anderson; J.J.’s dating Zeke, who “writes” and promotes a memoir of Duke; Rev. Scot gets permission to visit the Iranian hostages; Mark interviews Gay Talese
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
From Doonesbury (Universal Press Syndicate) 1979-12-31 - 1980-06-21.
Miscellaneous
Pages:
124
Notes:
Garry Trudeau acknowledged employing Don Carlton as inker of Doonesbury (Alter 1990). 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. “Inside Doonesbury’s Brain.” Newsweek. October 15, 1990. Quoted in Brian Walker, Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010).
Walker, Brian. 2010. Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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