Gasoline Alley (comic strip)
Gasoline Alley is a comic strip created by Frank King and distributed by Tribune Content Agency. It centers on the lives of patriarch Walt Wallet, his family, and residents in the town of Gasoline Alley, with storylines reflecting traditional American values.
| Gasoline Alley | |
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Frank King's Gasoline Alley and That Phoney Nickel (March 12, 1933) | |
| Author(s) | Frank King (1918–1959) Bill Perry (Sunday strips only, 1951–1975) Dick Moores (1956–1986) Jim Scancarelli (1986–present) |
| Current status/schedule | In syndication |
| Launch date | November 24, 1918 |
| Syndicate(s) | Tribune Content Agency |
| Genre(s) | Humor, gag-a-day |
The strip debuted on November 24, 1918; as of 2023, it is the longest-running current strip in the United States, and the second-longest running strip of all time in the United States, after The Katzenjammer Kids (which ran for 109 years, 1897–2006). Gasoline Alley has received critical accolades for its influential innovations. In addition to new color and page design concepts, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by depicting his characters aging over generations.
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