I'm taking a hard look at comics that appear Monday through Saturday in The Bee. I don't want to reduce the number of them, but I do want to replace those that don't resonate with readers. I'm seeking your help in appraising the creativity, freshness and insight of the comic-strip artists. In this election season, it seems appropriate to do a poll.
You will have two ways to vote – online or via the mail. I urge you to vote online by 10 a.m. Thursday. This method requires little work on my part, since it is automatically tabulated. Go to sacbee.com/ livinghere. There, you will be allowed to vote for your 20 favorite comic strips, so before sending in a ballot, confer with the family to ensure that everyone gets their faves on the list. Also, if you want "For Better or For Worse" brought back, you can tell us that, too.
If you do not have a computer, use the list below and check your favorite comics (maximum of 20). Then mail the list to Features Comics Poll, The Sacramento Bee, P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852.
Letters must be postmarked by midnight Wednesday.
– C.M. Anderson, Features Editor
Comics regularly appearing in The Bee:
Baby Blues
Beetle Bailey
Bizarro
Blondie
Classic Peanuts
Crankshaft
Dennis
Dilbert
Doonesbury
Drabble
F Minus
Family Circus
For Better or For Worse
Frank & Ernest
Garfield
Get Fuzzy
Grand Avenue
Hi & Lois
Jumpstart
Lio
Luann
Mark Trail
Marmaduke
Mutts
Non Sequitur
The Pajama Diaries
Pearls Before Swine
Pickles
Rose Is Rose
Rubes
Sally Forth
Tundra
Zits
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