Later Heroes

Other comic strip heroes followed Popeye: Dick Tracy in 1931, Captain Easy, Dickie Dare, and Brick Bradford in 1933, Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, Mandrake the Magician, Terry and the Pirates in 1934. But after comics books appear in 1934-1935 most new heroes appear there and comics strips become primarily a home for humor. Consider the comic strips that follow through to the end of the 20th century:

Heroes	Humor
Phantom, 1936 Prince Valiant, 1937 Charlie Chan, 1938 Buz Sawyer, 1943 Johnny Hazard, 1944 Rip Kirby, 1946 Steve Canyon, 1947	Blonde, 1930 Alley Oo,p 1933 Li’l Abner, 1934 Sad Sack, 1942 Pogo, 1943 Peanuts and Beetle Bailey, 1950 Dennis the Menace, 1951 Hi and Lois, 1954 Miss Peach and Andy Capp, 1957 B.C., 1958 Wizard of Id, 1964 Broom Hilda and Doonesbury, 1970 Bloom County, 1980 Calvin and Hobbes, 1985 Outland and Dilbert, 1989 Non Sequitur, 1992 Get Fuzzy, 1999

But heroic characters were appearing in pulps and on the radio too. These mediums would have an important impact of the characters that would appear in comic books too.