The gigantic bird had already swallowed. Thank you for your loyalty to the strip." Parodies Arnold was featured in Mad #253 entry "The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips", illustrated by Bob Clarke. References Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. . Interview with Kevin McCormick, Baking the Baker, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1982 comics debuts 1988 comics endings American comic strips Gag-a-day comics Male characters in comics Child characters in comics Comics characters introduced in 1982