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16 – Little Orphan Babs

2018-12-16
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Detective Dan Dunn and Babs, 1935
Detective Dan Dunn and Babs, 1935

Detective Dan Dunn had a child sidekick by October 1935 in the form of an orphan named Babs (shown above from Famous Funnies #16).  It feels like they were going for a Little Orphan Annie vibe here, but I’m sure it’s not coincidence that Dick Tracy also had also adopted an orphan son (Junior) just a few years back.

Tags: 1935, Dan Dunn, Dick Tracy, Eastern Color, Little Orphan Annie

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