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Encyclopedia > Tumbleweeds (comic strip)

Tumbleweeds is a comic strip drawn by Tom K. Ryan (who signs the strip "T. K. Ryan"), set in the "Old West". Begun in 1965, it was widely syndicated during the 1970s. It is probably best-known today for the fact that Jim Davis, creative force behind Garfield, was at one time Ryan's assistant on the strip while simultaneously developing another comic strip called Gnorm Gnat. This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... James Robert Jim Davis (born July 28, 1945), is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. ... This article is about the comic strip. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Overview

Tumbleweeds is set in and around the town of Grimy Gulch, in an unspecified Western territory. Other locations include the nearby village of the Poohawk tribe of Native Americans, and the US Army outpost Fort Ridiculous, which is manned by the 6 7/8 Cavalry. This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Outpost may mean: a trading post is a place for trading goods, typically in a remote wilderness area Outpost (computer game) outpost (chess) Outpost. ...


Characters in the strip include:

  • Tumbleweeds, a cowboy {his worst nightmare is to be caught by Hildegarde Hamhocker!}
  • Epic, Tumbleweed's toothless, alcoholic, plug-chewing horse; once a US cavalry horse
  • Ace, a professional gambler
  • Judge Horatio Curmudgeon Frump, magistrate of Grimy Gulch
  • The Sheriff
  • Deputy Knuckles {comic relief parody of "Dopey Deputy!"}
  • Wyatt Burp, dimunitive lawman from Texas-only slightly bigger than "Screaming Flea"
  • Hildegarde Hamhocker, the town's only woman, trying to snag Tumbleweeds as a husband
  • Echo, an orphan girl
  • Claude Clay, the town's undertaker, whose motto is "You plug 'em, I plant 'em"
  • Wart Wimble, a gravedigger
  • Blackie, a saloonkeeper
  • Soppy Sopwell, the town drunk
  • Grover Galley, crack brained editor of the Desert Denouncer newspaper-which nobody buys!
  • Percy, newsboy and copyboy for the Denouncer
  • Dewlap, local cattle rancher
  • Snake-Eye McFoul, an outlaw
  • Snookie, Snake-Eye's little brother
  • Colonel G. Armageddon Fluster, commander of the 6 7/8 Cavalry and Fort Ridiculous; a parody of George Armstrong Custer; refered to as "Goldilocks" by Poohawk Chief. {In a typical epsiode Fluster attempted to flatter his superior "The General" with the "help" of the Poohawk Chief which only resulted in Fluster being "Promoted" to the "lead horse" on the General's stagecoach!}
  • The General, Fluster's superior
  • 6 7/8 Cavalry, A Major and troopers under Fluster's command; in a atypical epsiode they were defeated in their own Fort Ridiculous by the Poohawks!
  • "Mole Eye", a scout from Fort Ridiculous (almost always shown coming in from the desert with a couple of arrows sticking out of his back}; wears buckskin with word "Scout" on his hat
  • The Poohawk Chief, forever lamenting his tribe's pathetic standing
  • Little Pigeon, the Poohawk chief's daughter
  • Limpid Lizard, a klutzy Poohawk and suitor to Little Pigeon; a running joke is Limpid Lizard being sent "south" {into the ground} by Bucolic Buffalo.
  • Lotsa Luck, a very rich Poohawk (depicted for years as mute and communicating by writing notes)
  • Drudgeworth-a chauffeur, employed by "Lotsa Luck" to "drive" his horse!
  • The Poohawk medicine man
  • Screaming Flea, the smallest Poohawk (formally speaking in ornate word balloons); drives the Poohawk Chief mad with jealously
  • Bucolic Buffalo, the biggest, strongest Poohawk (but not very smart)


There is a musical play based on the strip. For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Gambling (or betting) is any behavior involving the risk of money or valuables on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity is partially or totally dependent upon chance. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... This article is about the vocation of a mortician and the death metal band; for the World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, see The Undertaker. ... Look up saloon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... For other senses of this word, see outlaw (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... Custer redirects here. ... Someones been eating my porridge, and theyve eaten it all up! Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a popular childrens fairy tale. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comedy television shows and movies. ... Look up mute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Medicine man is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. ...


References

  • Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.

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