Alley Oop

American comic strip starting 1932
VisualArtwork comic_strip Q1650420
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Alley Oop

Summary

Alley Oop is a comic strip[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of comic_strip entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alley Oop authored V. T. Hamlin[3].
  • Alley Oop's instance of is recorded as comic strip[4].
  • Alley Oop's publisher is recorded as Western Publishing[5].
  • Alley Oop's publisher is recorded as Nouvelles éditions africaines[6].
  • Alley Oop's place of publication is recorded as Illinois[7].
  • Alley Oop's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Alley Oop's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • +1932-12-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alley Oop[10].
  • Alley Oop's publication date is recorded as +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Alley Oop's start time is recorded as +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Alley Oop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02mr8k[13].
  • Alley Oop's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alley Oop'}[14].
  • Alley Oop's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as alley_oop[15].
  • Alley Oop's Michigan State University Library Comic Art Collection Record Number is recorded as b8933947[16].
  • Alley Oop's Toonopedia ID is recorded as oop[17].

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Works and Contributions

Alley Oop authored V. T. Hamlin[3].

Why It Matters

Alley Oop ranks in the top 10% of comic_strip entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

It has been cited as an influence by Gary Larson[19], a cartoonist[20], b. 1950[21], of United States[22], awarded the Reuben Award[23], specialised in caricature[24].

FAQs

Who did Alley Oop influence?

Alley Oop has been cited as an influence by Gary Larson[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Michigan State University Comic Art Collection. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Michigan State University Comic Art Collection. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Michigan State University Comic Art Collection. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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