The Comics of the Los Angeles Times, from the Beginning to the Present



Sad Sack, The
Sunday: 5/5/1946-11/16/1947 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Baker, George
Notes:

Saddest Scene, The
Sunday: Daily: 2/23/1920 only
Artists: Format: Strip
Briggs, Clare
Notes: Part of Briggs Collection.

Sally Forth
Sunday: 1/10-10/31/1982,9/10/1989-4/29/1990 Daily: 1/4/1982-2/21/2009
Artists: Format: Strip
Howard, Greg (82-00) MacIntosh, Craig (91-) Alaniz, Steve (00-03) Marciuliano, Francesco (00-)
Notes:

Salty Sapp
Sunday: 10/17-11/21/1926 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Crowle, George
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Sam Salt
Sunday: 9/4/1927 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Conner, Tanner
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Sammy
Sunday: 5/22/1927-1/29/1928 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Howard, Cal Hauptman, James
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

School Kids
Sunday: 8/4-12/15/1929 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Kahn, Barney
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Scoops
Sunday: Daily: 3/20-11/27/1978
Artists: Format: Strip
Sneyd, Doug
Notes:

Scroogie
Sunday: Daily: 6/30-7/21/1975
Artists: Format: Strip
McGraw, Tug Witte, Mike
Notes:

Second Honeymoons
Sunday: Daily: 4/6-6/5/1924
Artists: Format: Strip
Briggs, Clare
Notes: Part of the Briggs Collection.

Secret Agent Hy Score
Sunday: 8/25/1940-5/10/1942 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Merkle, George D.
Notes: In Comic Book Magazine section. Continues Hy Score. Continued by Adventures of Hy Score

Senator Caucus
Sunday: 11/23/1958-3/15/1959 Daily: 10/6/1958-3/16/1959
Artists: Format: Panel
Wyma, Pete
Notes: Off comics page. Sunday in daily panel format.

Sergt. Sunshine
Sunday: 4/14-7/19/1942 Daily: 1/19-4/1942
Artists: Format: Panel
Perez, Alex
Notes: Off comics page. Sunday in daily panel format.

Sesame Street
Sunday: 11/21/1971-7/23/1972 Daily: 11/15/1971- 7/3/1972
Artists: Format: Strip
Roberts, Cliff Children's Tevelision Workshop
Notes:

Seventeen (60s)
Sunday: 4/21/1963-1/19/1964 Daily: 4/22/1963-2/10/1964
Artists: Format: Panel
Lansky, Bernard
Notes: Off comics page. Sunday in daily panel format.

Shambles
Sunday: 10/21/1979-2/10/1980 Daily: 10/8/1979-3/3/1980
Artists: Format: Panel
Wagner, Fred
Notes: Daily on comics page. Sunday in daily panel format.

Shirley & Son
Sunday: 10/8/2000-5/11/2003 Daily: 10/2/2000-5/3/2003
Artists: Format: Strip
Bittle, Jerry
Notes:

Shoe
Sunday: 11/5/1989-3/31/1990 Daily: 11/6/1989-7/15/2000
Artists: Format: Strip
MacNelly, Jeff (89-00) MacNell Productions (2000) Brookins, Gary
Notes: Continued by Jeff MacNelly's Shoe.

Short Cuts to Reading
Sunday: 5/29-8/21/1966 Daily: 5/29-8/27/1966
Artists: Format: Strip
Watson, Dorothy Taft Sack, Joan
Notes: Hints for teaching small children to read.

Short Ribs
Sunday: 7/5/1959-9/4/1960 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
O'Neal, Frank
Notes:

Short Stories
Sunday: 4/25/1937-2/13/1938 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Tuthill, H.J.
Notes: Top for The Bungle Family.

Shorty McLittle
Sunday: 4/15/1928 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Bates, Francis, Jr.
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Shorty the Shiek
Sunday: 8/14/1927 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
[NA]
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Silent Pictures
Sunday: 2/19/1989-10/6/2002 Daily:
Artists: Format: Panel
Maratta, Katie
Notes: In Calendar section.

Silly-Ettes
Sunday: 7/12/1942-7/4/1943 Daily:
Artists: Format: Panel
McCarthy, Paul
Notes: Bottom for Gertie O'Grady.

Simpkins
Sunday: 12/25/1972-6/2/1974 Daily: 9/20/1971-4/15/1974
Artists: Format: Panel
Crenshaw, George
Notes:

Simple Beasts
Sunday: Daily: 4/4-8/6/1988
Artists: Format: Strip
Hall, Doug
Notes:

Simple Sid
Sunday: 2/5/1928 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Hammerly, Bob
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Simpsons, The
Sunday: 9/5/1999-1/2/2000 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Groening, Matt
Notes:

Single Slices
Sunday: Daily: 3/9/1987-5/5/2001
Artists: Format: Panel
Kohlsaat, Peter
Notes: Alternated with other panels 1995-2000.

Sir Bagby
Sunday: 5/3/1959-1/26/1964 Daily: :5/4/1959-8/28/1965
Artists: Format: Strip
Hackney, Rick Hackney, Bill
Notes: Off comics page.

Sister Suzie
Sunday: 4/18-8/8/1965 Daily: 4/26-10/11/1965
Artists: Format: Panel
Francis, Fred
Notes:

Skeltony Gang, The
Sunday: 12/18/1927 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Flier, Abe
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Skinny Slats
Sunday: 7/25-8/1/1926 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Goldstein, Phil
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Sky Masters
Sunday: Daily: 9/8/1958-4/19/1959
Artists: Format: Strip
Kirby, Jack Wood, Wallace Wood, Dick
Notes: Off comics page.

Sleeping Beauty
Sunday: Daily: 3/13/1922 only
Artists: Format: Strip
[NA]
Notes:

Slice and Hooks
Sunday: 5/11/1924-1/11/1925 Daily:
Artists: Format: Panel
Robinson, W. Heath
Notes: Irregular.

Slightly
Sunday: 7/21-7/28/1929 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Kahn, Barney
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Slylock Fox
Sunday: 8/5/2007- Daily:
Artists: Format: Children's multipanel
Weber, Bob, Jr.
Notes:

Small Change
Sunday: 10/11/1942-6/6/1943 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Capp, Al
Notes: Continues Small Fry.

Small Fry
Sunday: 7/19-9/27/1942 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Capp, Al
Notes: Continued by Small Change.

Smart Chart
Sunday: Daily: 8/10/1970-3/17/1975
Artists: Format: Panel
Stansbury, Herb
Notes:

Smilin' Jack
Sunday: 9/27/1936-12/11/1938, 4/11/1948-9/14/1958 Daily: 3/16/1943-10/20/1945
Artists: Format: Strip
Mosley, Zack
Notes:

Smilin' Jack's Flyin' Facts
Sunday: 7/24/1949-12/19/1954 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Mosley, Zack
Notes: Irregular. Bottom for Smilin' Jack.

Smitty
Sunday: 4/11/1948-9/27/1959 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Berndt, Walter
Notes:

Smokey Stover
Sunday: 7/11/1937-4/43/1961, 5/1/1966-2/5/1967 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Holman, Bill
Notes: Some irregularity.

Smythes, The
Sunday: 8/3/1930-8/23/1930, 11/1930 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Irvin, Rea
Notes:

Snapshot Bill
Sunday: 7/12/1914-3/3/1918 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Westover, Russ
Notes:

Snapshots of ...
Sunday: Daily: 3/17/1924-6/18/1928
Artists: Format: Strip
Williams, Gluyas
Notes: Part of the Williams Collection.

Snow White's Christmas Surprise
Sunday: Daily: 11/28-12/24/1966
Artists: Format: Strip
Disney, Walt
Notes:

Snowball the Bellhop
Sunday: 3/25/1928 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Goldstein, Phil
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Soft Sell Sam
Sunday: Daily: 4/3-5/28/1967
Artists: Format: Panel
Myers, Marvin
Notes:

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life
Sunday: Daily: 7/2/1919-6/5/1924
Artists: Format: Strip
Briggs, Clare
Notes: Part of Briggs Collection.

Something Bound to Occur
Sunday: 3/14-5/30/1926 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Leonard, Phil
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Sonny Pew
Sunday: 12/20/1981-1/17/1982 Daily: 11/30-12/28/1981
Artists: Format: Strip
Estes, James
Notes:

Soozi
Sunday: 4/9-11/19/1967 Daily: 3/20-7/31/1967
Artists: Format: Strip
Oksner, Bob Weldon, Don
Notes:

Space Dust
Sunday: 9/16/1951-3/9/1952 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Bailey, Ray
Notes: Bottom for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.

Sparky
Sunday: 7/26/1964-4/25/1965 Daily: 5/25/1964-3/8/1965
Artists: Format: Daily strip format
Casson, Mel
Notes: Sunday in daily strip format.

Specks
Sunday: 3/11/1928-2/3/1929 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Crandall, Dwight
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Speed Berry
Sunday: 10/12/1941-7/4/1943 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Krehbiel, Evans
Notes: In Comic Book Magazine. Continues Bush Berry.

Spizzywynkusses
Sunday: 3/21/1926 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
[NA]
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Spooky
Sunday: 8/4/1940-7/30/1944,11/30/1947-12/18/1949 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Holman, Bill
Notes: In Comic Book Magazine section. Irregular. Bottom for Smokey Stover. Absorbed by Smokey Stover.

Sporting Life, The
Sunday: 12/1/1977-2/7/1982 Daily: 12/5/1977-11/30/1981
Artists: Format: Daily panel format
Forman, Tom Templeton, Ben
Notes: Off comics page. Sunday in daily panel format.

Sports Quiz
Sunday: Daily: 8/1/1948-4/20/1957
Artists: Format: Panel
Brown, Lyle
Notes: In Sports section.

Spuds and His Rooster Suds
Sunday: 1/1/1928 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Cooper, Ernest
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Spy vs Spy
Sunday: 4/14-6/29/2002 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Edwing, Duck Manak, Dave
Notes:

Squirmy's Adventures in Magicland
Sunday: 1/26-7/27/1930 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
De Lara, Philip
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Stand by, Please
Sunday: Daily: 6/1/5/1925-6/18/1928
Artists: Format: Strip
Williams, Gluyas
Notes: Part of Gluyas Williams Collection.

Stanley Family, The
Sunday: 8/26-10/14/1990 Daily: 6/25-12/3/1990
Artists: Format: Strip
Dale, Barbara Dale, Jim
Notes: Daily alternates with other panels.

Star Wars
Sunday: 4/11/1979-1/3/1982 Daily: 3/12/1979-12/28/1981
Artists: Format: Strip
Manning, Russell (79-80) Alcala, Alfredo (80-81) Helm, Russ S. (79-80) Goodwin, Archie
Notes:

Star Wars Scrapbook
Sunday: 5/24-12/27/1981 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
[NA]
Notes: Panel top for Star Wars

Steve
Sunday: 3/7-7/18/1926 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Gramatky, Hardie
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Stick-Up Dan
Sunday: 3/13/1927 only Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Carlico, A.
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement.

Stone Age Fables
Sunday: 12/18/1927-4/8/1928 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Howard, Cal
Notes: Amateur Club Cartoonist in supplement. Irregular.

Stone Soup
Sunday: 1/25/2009-6/28/2009 Daily: 5/19/2008-6/14/2008, 1/19/2009-
Artists: Format: Daily strip
Eliot, Jan
Notes:

Storm Warning
Sunday: 10/16-12/4/1977 Daily: 10/10-11/9/1977
Artists: Format: Strip
Higgins, Jack Bolle, Frank
Notes: Serial in Best Seller Showcase series.

Story of Hungry Henrietta, The
Sunday: Daily: 1/15-3/5/1905
Artists: Format: Strip
McCay, Winsor
Notes:

Strange as It Seems
Sunday: 7/5/1959-12/4/1960 Daily:
Artists: Format: Panel
Hix, Ernest Hix, Elsie Hix, John
Notes:

Strange World of Mr. Mum, The
Sunday: 10/4/1959-12/26/1965 Daily: 1/8/1961-1/8/1966
Artists: Format: Strip
Phillips, Irving
Notes:

Streamer Kelly
Sunday: 9/15/1940-7/4/1943 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Ryan, Jack
Notes: In Comic Book Magazine section.

Strictly Richter
Sunday: Daily: 11/18/1963-2/3/1964
Artists: Format: Panel
Richter, Mischa
Notes:

Suburban Cowgirls
Sunday: 10/7/1990-4/19/1992 Daily: 10/1/1990-4/18/1992
Artists: Format: Strip
Alfieri, Janet Colley, Ed
Notes:

Suburban Heights
Sunday: 1/12/1947 only Daily: 12/22/1942-9/8/1945
Artists: Format: Strip
Williams, Gluyas
Notes: Part of the Williams Collection. Infrequent, often untitled.

Sunday Comics
Sunday: 3/31/1974-12/21/1975 Daily:
Artists: Format: Multipanel
Wilson, Gahan
Notes:

Sunday with Heathcliff
Sunday: 9/18/1977- Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Gately, George
Notes: Sunday version of Heathcliff. Alternates with Marmaduke 1995-2000.

Superman
Sunday: 3/3/1940-8/4/1946 Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Siegel, Jerry Shuster, Joe Boring, Wayne
Notes:

Sure-fire Method of Reducing Your Golf Score
Sunday: Daily: 2/27/1924 only
Artists: Format: Strip
Briggs, Clare
Notes: Part of the Briggs Collection.

Sweeney & Son
Sunday: 7/22/1934-6/23/1935, 4/11/1943-12/23/1945, 4/11/ Daily:
Artists: Format: Strip
Posen, Al
Notes: Very irregular.

Sylvia
Sunday: Daily: 11/7/1989-2/11/1991, 10/19/1992-
Artists: Format: Strip
Hollander, Nicole
Notes: First two years in Features section.

S'Matter Pop?
Sunday: Daily: 2/20/1921-8/4/1923
Artists: Format: Strip
Payne, Charles M.
Notes: