In Father Steve's Boom or Pop thread in Q&A, oftroy mentions : Now ask me about Brenda Starr (the girl reporter with stars in her eyes!) That got me to wondering what the favorite comic strips are for the AWADers.
My Grandfather was a fan of Tarzan and read it to me every Sunday when I visited.
My favorites were all strong women, now that I consider it : Brenda Starr; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; and - best of all - Prince Valiant because it featured Princess Aleta.
She was a ruler in her own country and a wise and good one, to boot! Some of the drawing really embedded into memory. I still remmeber the drawing of Aleta emerging from a pond with a pond lily on her head. Hal Foster - who authored and drew the series - was an amazing artist IMHO. Another drawing was a full page and was a fight between the Prince ad a Bad Guy at a waterfall. Amazing!
I met Hal Foster once at an ANPA convention in NYC at the Waldorf Astoria. A lovely man and very nice to a young fan. He said his secret of writing Prince Valiant was to become immersed in the era and then weave tales about that time.
Good advice I've found.
So, what is/was your favorite(s) comic strip(s), dear AWADers.
For a bio and some samples of Foster's drawings :
http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm
The Prince Valiant stuf is just about half way down in the piece. Or you can Google "Hal Foster+ Prince Valiant" for lots of links.