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Jim Davis' Garfield is perhaps the most successful comic strip ever created, read all over the world, to the extent that it has the Guinness World Record for the most syndicated strip. It's therefore surprising to learn that while Davis' father liked his son's creation, there was a contemporary comic that he loved just that little bit more. This fact is made all the more interesting due to the fact that Davis was friends with his 'rival' creator, who ended up shaping Garfield by prompting Davis to rename a major character.

Davis kept it quiet that his father preferred a rival comic, admitting in 2014 that "Nobody else knew that until today."

Jim Davis' Dad Preferred Beetle Bailey ... But Davis' Friendship with Mort Walker Ended Up Changing an Iconic Garfield Character

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In an interview with Mental Floss, Jim Davis admitted that while his dad liked Garfield,...

Farah Khan’s Masi Daisy Irani Once Shared Heartbreaking Details Of Getting Raped At 6. (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Farah Khan has often shared the ordeals her mother, Menaka Irani, went through dealing with a tumultuous life and an alcoholic husband. However, it was not a tough life for Farah and Sajid’s mother only; it was a tough life for her aunts, Honey Irani and Daisy Irani, as well. Menaka, who was the eldest, was born in 1945 and married Kamran Khan. Meanwhile, Daisy Irani, who was born in 1950, married Kk Shukla, and Honey Irani, born in 1965, married Javed Akhtar.

Menaka and Honey witnessed a rocky marriage, while Daisy once shared that she had a traumatic childhood. In one of her interviews, the actress, who has been relevant in the industry since childhood, talked about getting raped, beaten with a belt, and getting molested at a very young.

Daisy Irani, in an interview with Mumbai Mirror,...

Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey strips were known for regularly breaking the fourth wall, adding another layer of humor to its slice-of-life jokes about being a private in the army. Beetle Bailey's longevity as a syndicated comic strip was due, in large part, to Walker's clever techniques, which included a quirky sense of humor than went beyond the simple premise of his cartoon. Beetle Bailey was not afraid to poke fun at itself, often referencing its place in comic strip history with witty self-awareness.

Beetle Bailey is an iconic comic strip that shows a silly look at military life for the eccentric group of recruits and authority figures at a fictional Army post. While many of the strips are pretty straightforward, some hilariously break the fourth wall, gaining laughs and insights into the fictional world of a comic strip.

Creator Mort Walker worked on Beetle Bailey from its start...

Despite its seemingly simple, straightforward nature, longrunning American comic strip Beetle Bailey delivered daily doses of anti-authority humor to readers for decades, encouraging them to question authority. Mort Walker's subtle humor in Beetle Bailey undermined hierarchy, using the strip's military setting to lampoon authority, which according to Walker, reflected core American values. The Beetle Bailey comic strip, which is still running, has provided insightful social commentary on the nature of American citizens' relationship with authority since the earliest years of the Cold War, making it an amazing cultural artifact, which will continue to be studied in the future.

For nearly seventy-five years, Beetle Bailey has gently lampooned the U.S. military – though according to creator Mort Walker, the seemingly innocuous, simple comic strip is undergirded by insightful commentary on the nature of the relationship between American citizens and authority. According to Walker, his central character follows the "general rule...

Exclusive: King Features Syndicate has launched development on a new animated feature inspired by the interactive children’s comic strip, Slylock Fox — having renewed its representation agreement for the property, previously known as Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids.

The film in development will follow the Sherlock-Holmes-esque detective Slylock Fox and his devoted sidekick, Max Mouse, as they match wits against a cast of eccentric villains. Evan Daugherty — writer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Divergent and Snow White and the Huntsman — is on board to write and produce, with the design and animation studio Chromosphere having come aboard for art direction. King Features’ President C.J. Kettler will serve as the project’s executive producer.

Created by Bob Weber Jr. and published by King Features Syndicate, the Slylock comic strip has since 1987 allowed kids to follow Slylock Fox, Max Mouse and other friendly characters, teaching young readers about interesting topics and encouraging them to use facts,...