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Generations of Characters
Not long after Gasoline Alley debuted in 1918, creator Frank King brought baby Skeezix into the life of Walt Wallet in 1921. From then on, King portrayed his characters aging in real time, an innovative development in comics. Walt displays paternal spirit as he takes his adopted son on a hike, encounters a bear, and escapes. Today, Skeezix is an elderly man with a large extended family in what is now the longest running comic strip in the United States. |