NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-NANCY IS HOLDING HER DOLL NANCY: MAY I USE YOUR SUN-TAN LAMP, AUNT FRITZI? FRITZI: O.K. DEAR P2- NANCY IS WEARING SHADES AS SHE IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SUN LAMP, SHE IS STILL HOLDING HER DOLL NANCY: MMM --- THIS FEELS GOOD P3- NANCY IS VERY UPSET AND BEGINS TO CRY… BAW WAAA P4-NANCY: IT MELTED MY DOLL NANCY HOLDS OUT WHATS LEFT OF HER DOLL MUCH TO THE SURPRISE OF FRITZI

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 21,1959

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS STANDING ON A STOOL IN FRONT OF THE KITCHEN SINK, SHE IS WASHING DISHES P2-FRITZI IS SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM WHEN SHE HEARS A LOUD CRASH FROM THE KITCHEN FRITZI: NANCY - - - zDID YOU BREAK A DISH ? P3- NANCY: YES --- BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT AUNT FRITZI-- P4- NANCY: - -I HADN'T WASHED IT YET

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 21,1948

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A DOWNTOWN BOOKSTORE SIGN IN THE BOOKSTORE WINDOW: DREAM BOOKS 10c NANCY: OH, SLUGGO .. WHY DON'T YOU BUY ONE OF THOSE BOOKS? SLUGGO: I THINK IT'S KINDA GOOFY - BUT O.K.! P2-NANCY IS LOOKING UP A DREAM IN HER NEW BOOK NANCY: I HAD A SILLY DREAM ABOUT AN ELEPHANT... I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT MEANS! P3- PAGE NANCY IS READING ELEPHANTS... BEWARE OF SMALL MAN BEARING GIFTS.. HE PRETENDS TO LOVE YOU BUT HE IS VERY FICKLE. P4- NANCY: IS THIS BOOK A GIFT TO ME? SLUGGO:SURE! P5- NANCY HITS SLUGGO ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WITH THE BOOK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT SHE IS ELEVATED IN THE AIR, WHILE SLUGGO IS GRIMACING AND CRUMPLING TO THE GROUND

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 21,1941

NO DRAB GAB TUESDAY SLUGGO IS IN HIS BEATNIK MOOD,WEARING A BERET, SHADES AND SPORTING A GOATEE SLUGGO: AND I DON'T BLAB ANY DRAB GAB-I CHATTER HEP PATTER

NO
DRAB
GAB
TUESDAY

The Thimble Theater strips go back to 1919 and ran daily until 1992
I suppose one of longest running daily strips is Gasoline Alley created by Frank King, It began in 1918

If we recall Thimble Theater was in its tenth year when Popeye was introduced in 1929, Fritzi Ritz began in 1922, Nancy was introduced in 1933,Fritzi Ritz was changed to Nancy in 1938 Thimble Theater was changed to Popeye much later(70s) lastly
Popeye is now a Sunday strip while Nancy is a daily.

April 20,1950

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS UPSET WHEN SHE SEES SLUGGO LAYING ON THE GROUND, HIS BACK AGAINST A ROCK NANCY: SLUGGO--- YOU'RE THE LAZIEST BOY IN TOWN P2-NANCY POINTS TO A BEE SITTING ON A FLOWER … BZZZ BZZ NANCY : HERE, TAKE A CLOSE-UP OF THE BUSY BEE IN THAT FLOWER-- NANCY HANDS SLUGGO A MAGNIFYING GLASS P3- NANCY: IT MAY INSPIRE YOU TO BE MORE AMBITIOUS SLUGGO GETS A CLOSER LOOK OF THE BEE WITH THE MAGNIFYING GLASS P4- SLUGGO SEES THE BEE, BUT ITS NOT BUSY, BUT LAYING ON ITS BACK TAKING A NAP

Thanks for your support.

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS READING FROM A BOOK, AS SHE WALKS WITH SLUGGO DOWNTOWN NANCY: MY ETIQUETTE BOOK SAYS IT'S IMPROPER TO PICK YOUR TEETH IN PUBLIC P2-SLUGGO CONTINUES TO PICK HIS TEETH AS NANCY READS ON… NANCY: IT SAYS YOU SHOULD DO IT IN PRIVATE P3- UNEXPECTEDLY SLUGGO FALLS INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE P4- NANCY LOOKS DOWN THE MANHOLE AS SLUGGO HAS A DAZED EXPRESSION NANCY: BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THAT EXTREME

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 20,1953

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- FRITZI IS TALKING WITH NANCY, AS SHE POINTS TO NANCY’S PIGGYBANK SITTING ON THE TABLE FRITZI: NANCY--- HAVE YOU BEEN SAVING ANY MONEY LATELY? NANCY: A LITTLE P2- FRITZI: REMEMBER THAT OLD SAYING ---A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED P3- NANCY: HMM- - I JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER OLD SAYING P4- NANCY IS CARRYING HER PIGGYBACK NANCY: THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET NANCY IS GOING INTO A ICE CREAM PARLOR

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 20,1949

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY PICKS UP THE NEWSPAPER THATS LAYING ON THE EASY CHAIR P2- NANCY IS SURPRISED WHEN SHE READS A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE -DON'T WASTE WATER SUPPLY VERY LOW P3-NANCY LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE WATER P4- NANCY IS HOLDING A POTTED FLOWER PLANT UNDER THE DRIPPING WATER,THAT IS COMING FROM A BLOCK OF ICE, THAT THE ICEMAN IS CARRYING ON HIS SHOULDER

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 20,1942

HONK HONK TAKE YOUR TIME… I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE HONK HONK HONK HONK NANCY IS THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD, AND SHE HAS STOPPED TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW A TURTLE TO CROSS THE ROADS

TAKE YOUR TIME ---
NANCY IS THE BOSS
AROUND HERE

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY HAS STACKS OF COMIC BOOKS SITTING IN HER ROOM FRITZI: YOUR ROOM IS A MESS... GET RID OF ALL THESE OLD COMIC BOOKS P2- NANCY IS CARRYING A HUGE STACK OF COMIC BOOKS DOWN THE STREET P3- FRITZI IS SURPRISED WHEN NANCY COMES BACK IN THE HOUSE, SHE CARRYING A HUGE STACK OF COMIC BOOKS NANCY: I SWAPPED THEM WITH IRMA FOR HER OLD COMIC BOOKS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 19,1964

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS HAVING A PARTY AND EVERYONE IS WEARING PARTY HATS ONE OF THE BOYS AT THE PARTY: HEY, NANCY NANCY. YES P2- SAME BOY: WHY DON'T YOU BE BIGHEARTED AND FORGIVE SLUGGO- - P3- SAME BOY: -AND INVITE HIM TO YOUR PARTY THEY ALL LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE SLUGGO HOLDING ON TO THE SIDE OF A TELEPHONE POLE, WEARING A PARTY HAT LIKE THE ONES THEY ARE WEARING AT NANCY’S PARTY, HE IS SADLY LOOKING IN THE WINDOW AT THEM…

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 19,1957

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS VISITING NANCY, WHEN SUDDENLY SHE BEGINS TO BLINDFOLD HIM SLUGGO: WHAT'S DIS FOR ? NANCY: I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU P2- NANCY TAKES SLUGGO OUT TO THE YARD P3- SLUGGO IS STILL BLINDFOLDED NANCY: NOW HOLD YOUR ARMS OUT STRAIGHT P4- SLUGGO, STILL BLINDFOLDED AND HOLDING HIS ARMS OUT, AND WONDERING WHAT NANCY IS DOING NANCY POSITIONS THE HANDLE BARS OF PUSH MOWER IN SLUGGO’S HANDS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 19,1949

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS SITTING ON A SMALL STOOL, AND SHE HAS HER HEAD PROPPED UP IN HER LEFT HAND SHE LOOKS WORRIED, SHE IS THINKING OF A JAIL P2- NANCY HAS HER HANDS OVER HER EYES AS SHE THINKS OF MUGSHOT PHOTOS, THE FIRST ONE IS AL CAPONE THE SECOND IS JOHN DILLINGER AND THE LAST MUGSHOT IS A PICTURE OF HERSELF P3- FRITZI SEES NANCY SITTING ON THE STOOL, NANCY IS COVERING HER FACE AS. SHE THINKS OF HERSELF IN A STRIPED PRISON UNIFORM FRITZI: WHAT'S WRONG, NANCY? P4- NANCY: THIS BOOK IS SEVEN DAYS OVERDUE AT THE LIBRARY

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 19,1947

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY HAS ON HER OVERALLS P2-NANCY IS GATHERING HER GARDEN TOOLS P3- NANCY HAS SO MANY GARDEN TOOLS SHE BARELY CAN CARRY THEM ALL P4- NANCY IS USING THE GARDEN RAKE ON THE GARDEN SOIL NANCY HAS A SMALL BOX OF SOIL ON THE WINDOW SILL , ON THE SIDE OF THE BOX IT SAYS VICTORY GARDEN

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 19,1943

Nancy and Sluggo have found a pair of sunglasses and they are walking side by side with their heads together so they both can wear the sunglasses at the same time.

SUNDAY WITH
NANCY & SLUGGO

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS AT NANCY’S FOR LUNCH ,HE’S AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE SLUGGO: HEY, NANCY--- HOW ABOUT OUR LUNCH ? NANCY ANSWERS FROM THE KITCHEN NANCY:OH, DEAR P2- NANCY COMES OUT OF THE KITCHEN NANCY: THE STOVE IS OUT OF ORDER P3- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE ON THE STREET CORNER NANCY IS TALKING WITH A WORKER THATS DOWN IN A MANHOLE NANCY: YOU'RE A PAL, MISTER THE WORKER IS USING HIS BLOWTORCH TO HEAT NANCY SLUGGO’S HOTDOGS SLUGGO IS HAPPILY SITTING ON THE CURB EATING A HOTDOG

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 18,1956

CATSATURDAY CONTINUES SLUGGO IS WALKING DOWNTOWN WITH A CAT LAYING ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, THEY BOTH HAVE VERY HAPPY EXPRESSIONS

CATSATURDAY CONTINUES

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY ATTEMPTS TO USE MENTAL TELEPATHY NANCY: MAYBE I CAN THINK AUNT FRITZI INTO BAKING A PIE FRITZI IS SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM AS NANCY LOOKS AT HER FROM BEHIND A CURTAIN P2-NANCY CONTINUES TO IMAGINE A BAKED PIE AS SHE LOOKS AT FRITZI P3- SUDDENLY FRITZI HAS A THOUGHT, IS NANCY’S THOUGHT OF A PIE WORKING? P4-NANCY FINDS OUT FRITZI: NANCY - - WILL YOU TAKE OUR WASH OVER TO THE LAUNDRY ? THE BASKET OF LAUNDRY LOOKS JUST LIKE THE IMAGE OF A PIE THAT NANCY WAS IMAGINING OF

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 18,1951

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY WANTS SLUGGO TO TAKE HER DOG FOR A WALK, NEITHER SLUGGO OF THE DOG SEEM HAPPY ABOUT THE IDEA NANCY: TAKE HER FOR A WALK AND KEEP HER AWAY FROM NOISE -- SHE CAN'T STAND IT ---SHE MUST HAVE QUIET P2- SLUGGO IS WALKING NANCY’S DOG DOWNTOWN SLUGGO: DON'T LIKE NOISE, EH ? NANCY’S DOG ISN’T LIKING THE WALK P3- SLUGGO WALKS THROUGH AN AREA WHERE TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE USING JACKHAMMERS TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT RRRRR RRRR RRRR RRR R R NANCY’S DOG LOOKS VERY DISPLEASED P4- SLUGGO ARIVES BACK AT NANCY’S WITH A SPLITTING HEADACHE, CAUSED UNDOUBTEDLY BY ALL THE NOISE FROM THE JACKHAMMERS SLUGGO IS SITTING ON A CHAIR, AND HOLDING HIS HEAD, NANCY IS PLACING AN ICE PACK ON HIS HEAD NANCY: HOW DID YOU EVER GET SUCH A HEADACHE? SLUGGO:OWW NANCY’S DOG HAS A VERY HAPPY EXPRESSION ON HER FACE

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 18,1946

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-SLUGGO HAS A PACKAGE OF SEEDS SLUGGO: HM --- QUICK GROWING SEEDS, EH? P2-SLUGGO DROPS A SEED IN THE GROUND SLUGGO : WE'LL SEE ABOUT DAT! P3- SLUGGO IS AMAZED TO SEE THAT A FLOWER AUTOMATICALLY COMES UP, IT IS A FEW INCHES HIGH. P4-UNEXPECTEDLY THE FLOWER GROWS SEVERAL FEET IN A SPLIT SECOND, THE FLOWER POPS SLUGGO UNDER THE CHIN, KNOCKING HIM UP INTO THE AIR SLUGGO IS SAWING LOGS(SLEEPING) ON A CRATE WHEN NANCY WALKS BY, SHE STEPS ON THE END OF A RAKE, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FLY UP AND HIT SLUGGO UNDER THE CHIN SLUGGO:OW!

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 18,1941

SLUGGO’S CATSATURDAY SLUGGO IS SURROUNDED BY HAPPY CATS, THERE IS ONE LAYING ON HIS LAP, ONE ON HIS SHOULDER AND EVEN ON LAYING ON HIS HEAD MEANWHILE SLUGGO IS ON THE TELEPHONE SLUGGO SAYS … CATS

SLUGGO’S
CATSATURDAY

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS IN BED, SHE IS COUNTING SHEEP , SO SHE CAN GET TO SLEEP WE SEE HER IMAGINING SHEEP JUMPING OVER A FENCE P2- NANCY: I WONDER HOW SHEEP PUT THEMSELVES TO P3- NANCY IS IMAGINING A SHEEP LYING DOWN AND IMAGINING NANCY’S JUMPING OVER A FENCE.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 8,1971

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY SEES THE GOLDFISH IN THE FISHBOWL JUMPING STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR NANCY:I WONDER WHAT HE'S SO HAPPY ABQUT P2- WHEN NANCY GETS CLOSER TO THE FISHBOWL SHE SMILES,SHE SEES TWO REGULAR SIZE GOLDFISH LOOKING HAPPILY AT A TINY GOLDFISH

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 17,1963

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- WE ARE IN THE CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL , THE TEACHER ASKS NANCY A QUESTION TEACHER: NANCY- - DEFINE THE WORD “CONSPICUOUS” P2- WE SEE NANCY STAND UP AT HER DESK TO REPLY NANCY: ER - - I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, BUT I DON'T NOW HOW TO SAY IT P3- TEACHER: CAN YOU USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE ? NANCY: YES, MA'M P4- THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASS LOOK ON AS NANCY GETS UP ON THE DESKTOP AND STANDS ON HER HEAD NANCY: I'M BEING CONSPICUOUS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 17,1958

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY US WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK, SHE HAS A BOX OF POPS, AND SHE IS THROWING THE POPCORN UP IN THE AIR AND CATCHING IT IN HER MOUTH P2- SHE THROWS ANOTHER KERNEL OF POPCORN uP , AND CATCHES IT IN HER MOUTH P3-NANCY THROWS ANOTHER KERNEL OF POPCORN UP IN THE AIR, BUT SHE DOESN’T CATCH IT, IT GOES BEHIND HER, THERE IS A MAN IN A MANHOLE, HR CATCHES THE KERNEL OF POPCORN P4- NANCY IS SURPRISED BY THE MAN IN THE MANHOLE MAN: THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD- - GO GET ME A BOX HE HOLDS UP A NICKEL FOR THE BOX OF POPCORN

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 17 , 1954

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-SLUGGO IS WATCHING NANCY AND HER NEW DOG, FROM HER BACK FENCE SLUGGO: SINCE NANCY GOT DAT DOG SHE NEVER GIVES ME TUMBLE NO MORE P2- SLUGGO HAS WALKED DOWNTOWN AND SAT DOWN ON THE SIDEWALK, HE IS LEANING AGAINST A BRICK BUILDING SLUGGO: WISH I WAS A DOG- - P3- SLUGGO HAS FELL ASLEEP… ZZZZ SLUGGO IS DREAMING THAT HE IS A DOG, P4- NANCY IS VERY SURPRISED TO WALK UP ON SLUGGO WHILE HE IS SLEEPING… SLUGGO: Z Z Z Z SLUGGO IS SCRATCHING BEHIND HIS EAR WITH HIS FOOT WHILE DREAMING THAT HE IS STILL A DOG, AND HE IS SCRATCHING BEHIND HIS EAR WITH HIS HIND LEG

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 17,1946