First appearing in newspapers in September 1930, Blondie was an absolute Boomer favorite. Created by Chic Young, his son, Dean Young, took over the comic after the creator died in 1973.

The comic strip “Blondie,” launched by Chic Young in 1930, eventually appeared in more than 2,000 newspapers around the world and spawned 28 film adaptations between 1938 and 1950 ...