Dumb Dora
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Author(s)Chic Young (1924–1930)
Paul Fung (1930–1932)
Bil Dwyer (1932–1936)
Paul Fung (1930–1932)
Bil Dwyer (1932–1936)
Current status/scheduleConcluded daily strip
Launch dateJune 25, 1924
End dateJanuary 1936
| Dumb Dora | |
|---|---|
 1925 sample of the comic strip | |
| Author(s) | Chic Young (1924–1930) Paul Fung (1930–1932) Bil Dwyer (1932–1936) |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded daily strip |
| Launch date | June 25, 1924 |
| End date | January 1936 |
| Syndicate(s) | Newspaper Feature Service (King Features Syndicate) |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Dumb Dora is a comic strip published from 1924 to 1936 distributed by King Features Syndicate.[1] The term "dumb Dora" was a 1920s[2] American slang term for a foolish woman;[3][4] the strip helped popularize the term.
Dumb Dora was initially drawn by Chic Young (of later Blondie fame).[5] After Young left the strip to create Blondie, Paul Fung took over Dumb Dora. Fung also added a topper strip to Dumb Dora, When Mother was a Girl.[6] Bil Dwyer took over the strip in 1932, until Dumb Dora was discontinued in January 1936.
- Chic Young: June 25, 1924 – April 27, 1930
- Paul Fung: April 30, 1930 – Sept 3, 1932
- Bil Dwyer: Sept 5, 1932 – January 1936[1]