My favorite character of all time isn't in a literary novel, a blockbuster movie or a TV show. He is, in fact, a cartoon beagle named Snoopy. I assume you know him, too, right?

For a child growing up before the internet and Sunday morning cartoons, comics were everything. One of the most important moments for baby boomers growing up were the Sunday newspaper comic strips.

Allison Garwood & Petunia & Drew, Sarah Anderson & Sarah’s Scribbles, Terry Beatty & Rex Morgan M.D., San Francisco Chronicle ...