Marmaduke is a newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson from 1954 to the present day. The strip was created by Anderson, with help from Phil Leeming (1955-1962) and later Dorothy Leeming (1963-1969). The strip revolves around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke. The strip also has a side feature called "Dog-Gone Funny," in which one or more panels are devoted to amusing dog anecdotes submitted by the fans. Anderson received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for the strip for 1978.

Ruby-Spears produced a Marmaduke animated series which aired alongside a cartoon based off of Heathcliff. The character also made a cameo appearance as an intentional "mistake" in an episode of Garfield and Friends.

Characters

• Marmaduke - A Not So Great Dane. Marmaduke lives with the Winslow family who, try as they might, just can't seem to get him to obey. Despite his antics, Marmaduke is the fun-loving top dog in the neighborhood.
• Dottie - Marmaduke's sweet-natured "mother" whose daily life would probably be a lot less of a hassle if she didn't have Marmaduke to "help" her out.
• Phil - The second head of the household (behind Marmaduke, of course). Phil loves his pooch despite Marmaduke's antics but, not surprisingly, gets fed up once in a while.
• Barbara - The Winslow's oldest child. Big sister to Billy and a loving pet owner, even she sometimes has to try to put Marmaduke in his place.
• Billy - The youngest Winslow and wide-eyed innocent of the family. Billy is somewhat more at the mercy of Marmaduke than the others, as he is still dwarfed by the family pet.

References

• Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0970007701.

External links

• NCS Awards
• http://www.comics.com/comics/marmaduke/index.html
• Marmaduke Can Vote - A blog dedicated to re-captioning Marmaduke strips with political humor

Fictional dogs | Comic strips