Origins of the Sunday Comics by Peter Maresca for May 13, 2015

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    I Go Pogo   almost 10 years ago

    I remember the Evening and Sunday Star very well. The comics were a sneaky way to form the habit of reading the newspaper every day.

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    Ushindi  almost 10 years ago

    The Billiken is still the mascot of St. Louis University.

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    Lanin Thomasma  almost 10 years ago

    The Billikin appears in the anime series “Locodol”. Apparently “Billiken-sama” became quite popular in Japan after WWII.

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    Thomas Pallen Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    The Billiken is also the mascot of St. Louis University High School, whose sports teams are known as the “Junior Bills”.

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    MysteryCat  almost 10 years ago

    Who drew this strip? The artist’s name isn’t given.

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    Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 10 years ago

    Oddly, ‘The Billiken’ is also the name of the final new character ever introduced by Charles Dickens. She was a landlady in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, which was published in 1870. She refused to advertise under a name that would reveal her status as a widowed woman- lest she be taken advantage of by the unscrupulous. So she is referred to in the book as ‘The Billiken.’ Coincidence???

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