Amy (comic strip)

American comic strip

Amy

Author(s)| Harry Mace (1961–1964)
Jack Tippit (1964–1991)
Current status/schedule| Concluded daily
Launch date| October 2, 1961
End date| 1991
Alternate name(s)| Our Girl Amy
Syndicate(s)| Register and Tribune Syndicate (1961–1986), King Features Syndicate (1986–1991)
Genre(s)| Humor, gag cartoon

Amy (sometimes called Our Girl Amy) is an American syndicated gag cartoon centering on a young, blond girl with a pony tail. Created by Harry Mace on October 2, 1961,[1] it was originally syndicated by the Register and Tribune Syndicate. Mace was later joined on the strip by Jack Tippit,[2] but Mace left the strip in 1964.[1] Tippit continued alone on the strip until it ended in 1991.[2]

Tippit received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for the strip for 1970.

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 54\. ISBN 9780472117567.
2. ^ a b Tippit entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Accessed Nov. 4, 2018.

### Sources consulted

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* Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.

## External links

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* NCS Awards

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