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Conrad (comic strip)

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Conrad
Author(s)Bill Schorr
Current status/scheduleConcluded daily strip
Launch dateNovember 8, 1982
End dateJune 7, 1986
Syndicate(s)Tribune Media Services
Publisher(s)Pocket Books
Genre(s)Humor, Anthropomorphic animals
Followed byThe Grizzwells
Bill Schorr's Conrad (1983)

Conrad was a comic strip about "America's favorite frog prince". Written and illustrated by Bill Schorr, the strip was launched November 8, 1982. Syndicated by Tribune Media Services, it had a run for over three years, ending June 7, 1986.[1]

Characters and story

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The frog Conrad, needing money to pay his bookie, convinces the fat, dim-witted fairy tale princess that he is an enchanted prince who can be turned into a human by a kiss.[2]

Other characters include the princess' father, the King, who is skeptical that Conrad is a prince, and resident witch Aggie, who grants spells and potions to the princess. Fido, the princess's pet alligator, thinks he is a dog.

TV appearance

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A live action Conrad sketch (with a large puppet portraying the frog) was included in the special Mother's Day Sunday Funnies broadcast May 8, 1983 on NBC.[3]

More by Schorr

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The strip did not catch on and was dropped in the summer of 1986. In addition to editorial cartoons, Bill Schorr went on to create two more comic strips: The Grizzwells (1987–present) and Phoebe's Place (1990-1991).

Books

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Two Conrad book collections were published in 1985.

Title Cover Publication Date ISBN
Conrad June, 1985 ISBN 0-671-50824-5
Short, Green and Conrad "Short, Green and Conrad." December, 1985 ISBN 0-671-50825-3

References

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  1. ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780472117567.
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. by Vincent Terrace