The summer of 1974, as captured by Gary Trudeau

gristy

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:24 PM
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The summer of 1974, as captured by Gary Trudeau

Doonesbury was very funny that summer, with Joanie headed for law school, and Duke killing huge hairy bats with a ruler in his first appearance in the strip. Surprisingly few days (probably fewer than 20%) were spent on what was going on in Washington. Here's the wall sequence that I'll always remember.

Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974.

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Duer 157099

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:25 PM
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1. I still have a box full of my original newspaper clippings

of Doonesbury from that period; I'm sure that year is in my collection, that was about when I started

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sce56

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:34 PM
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2. If only we were at the time of the last panel now! Humm to dream!

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azurnoir

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:40 PM
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3. Sorta off topic

but does anyone have the strip where Zonker is telling a kid a story at the daycare center where Joanie works? It involves a sultan(?) and a genie(?) and the a reward of his weight in gold or a certain Turkish substance(not taffy). It was on the front page of the comics in the Sunday paper.
My how times have changed.

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dweller

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:43 PM
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4. can you pinpoint the year?

i have several collections available, and it may be in there... i can look and scan it in.

dp

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azurnoir

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:50 PM
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6. Maybe '72?

It was before'74, if you have that would be great thank you

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gristy

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:48 PM
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5. found it - November 12, 1972

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azurnoir

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:59 PM
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8. Thank you

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dweller

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Thu Apr-06-06 10:36 PM
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9. lol !

good job!

dp

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OzarkDem

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Thu Apr-06-06 09:56 PM
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7. Thank you, Gary Trudeau

One of the greatest folks of our generation.

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