Little Annie Rooney
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For other uses, see Little Annie Rooney (disambiguation).
Little Annie Rooney is a comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero.
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Little Annie Rooney | |
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Author(s) | Ed Verdier (1927–1929) Ben Batsford (1929-1930) Brandon Walsh (1930–1954) Darrell McClure (1954-1966) |
Illustrator(s) | Ed Verdier (1927–1929) (dailies) Darrell McClure (1930–1966) (Sunday strips) Nicholas Afonsky (1934–1943) |
Launch date | January 10, 1927 (January 10, 1927) |
End date | April 16, 1966 (April 16, 1966) |
Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate |
Publisher(s) | Big Little Books David McKay Publications St. John Publications |
Genre(s) | Humor, Action, Adventure |
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King Features Syndicate launched the strip on January 10, 1927, not long after it was apparent that the Chicago Tribune Syndicate had scored a huge hit with Little Orphan Annie. The name comes from the 1889 popular song of the same name, still familiar to many at the time. Although the King Features strip was an obvious knock-off with several similar parallels, the approach was quite different, and Little Annie Rooney had a successful run from January 10, 1927, to April 16, 1966.