Does anyone else remember Dondi? The comic strip

[Marthe48]

I read it when I was a kid. I think it raised my awareness, even if I don't remember a lot about it.

[dhol82]

1. Yup.

He was a Korean War orphan if I remember correctly.

[Marthe48]

2. on Wikipedia, inspired by Korean orphans

but the writers harked back to WWII orphans.

With his name and appearance, I always thought he was italian.

[Fla Dem]

3. Yes remember it very well. One of my favorites as a kid.

Dondi - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dondi
Dondi is a daily comic strip about a large-eyed war orphan of the same name. Created by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen, it ran in more than 100 newspapers for ...
End date: June 8, 1986
Illustrator(s): Irwin Hasen
Launch date: September 25, 1955
Author(s): Gus Edson (1955–1967); ‎Bob Oks

[Paper Roses]

4. First thing I read when we got the Sunday paper.

It was during or just after the Korean war.

[Mister Ed]

5. Sure. The kid who was drawn with big black circles for eyes.

That's the memory that stands out for me. I was very young - kindergarten age - when I read the strip.

[Walleye]

6. I read that strip when I was a kid. I used to like the little stories

[MiHale]

7. I remember the name but not any content...nt

[Wingus Dingus]

8. It wasn't funny so I didn't read it, but I do remember it.

[blm]

9. ❤️❤️❤️

[Paladin]

10. There was a movie made of it in 1961. David Janssen starred in it.

Fair warning: it made the "Fifty Worst Films Of All Time" book.

[pressbox69]

11. Dondi 1961

[Ocelot II]

12. I remember it, but I thought it was dumb that Dondi had black dots for eyes

but the other characters didn't. Also it wasn't funny; I liked the funny cartoons, which is why I also thought Mark Trail sucked. It still does, more than ever.

[Marthe48]

13. lol

Maybe his eyes represented wide-eyed wonder. Dondi wasn't my favorite. I just liked devouring the funnies and as I got older, other parts of the paper.

I did like Mark Trail. I've always like learning wood lore.

[pwiecek]

14. Does anyone remember a story arc about a Pagan or Wiccan family

There was a child about Dondi's age and his mother or older sister. I recall them making something called "cloven cakes"

[Marthe48]

15. Welcome to DU!

What paper, city, area, country did you read the comic?

[pwiecek]

16. Pittsburgh Press (PA) 1960s, maybe early 1970s

Thanks for the welcome.

Pittsburgh Press (PA) 1960s, maybe early 1970s