![]() Beasley) as he rushes from home, getting ready before the carpool leaves without him, getting to work on time, his boss J.C. Dagwood often made these sandwiches late at night.ĭagwood frequently has problems with door-to-door salesmen, rude telemarketers and store salespeople, crashing into the mailman (Mr. Dagwood is famous for concocting tall, multilayered sandwiches topped with an olive on a toothpick, and the term " Dagwood sandwich" has entered American English. His favorite things in life include his wife Blondie, his kids, naps on the sofa, long baths, and food. The origin of both Dagwood's last name and Daisy's name came from Chic Young's long-time friend Arthur Bumstead and his dog, Daisy. The family circle is rounded out by Daisy the dog. The name of his daughter, Cookie, was chosen by readers in a national contest. The Bumsteads' first baby, Alexander, was originally named Baby Dumpling. ![]() Dithers Construction Company as office manager to support his family. He was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune, but was disowned when he married Blondie née Boopadoop, a flapper whom his family saw as below his class. He debuted in the first strip on September 8, 1930. Dagwood Bumstead and his Dagwood sandwichĭagwood Bumstead is a main character in cartoonist Chic Young's long-running comic strip Blondie. ![]()
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