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Cathy

Cathy is an American gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Cathy Guisewite from 1976 until 2010. The comic follows Cathy, a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life: food, love, family, and work. The strip gently pokes fun at the lives and foibles of modern women. The strip's debut was on November 22, 1976, and it appeared in over…

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Author
Cathy Guisewite
Current status/schedule
Concluded daily strip
End date
October 3, 2010
Genre(s)
Humor, gag-a-day
Launch date
November 22, 1976
Syndicate(s)
Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick

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Cathy

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related to Chronological strips · 58
Cathy → Abs, Am Woman, Another Saturday Night, August, Bank, Been Awakened But, Blueberry Pie, Breath Mints, Buns, But, Cathy Chronicles, Chocolate, Chromosome, Cinnamon, Close, Doing With, Double Bed, Face, Feet, Hear Me Snore
related to Main and supporting characters · 47
Cathy → Andrea, Andrea's, Anne Andrews, At, Bill Andrews, Both Cathy, But, Cathy Andrews Hillman, Cathy's, Charlene, Charlene McGuire, Charlene's, Earl Pinkley, Edith, Electra, Emerson, February, Flo's, Frank Nelson-type, Granny Nannies
related to Other books · 20
Cathy → Anne Guisewite, April, Barbara Albright, Broken Heels, Cathy Guisewite, Cathy Guisewite's, Cathy's Mom, Girl Food, Guisewite, Healthy, ISBN, June, Lifestyles, Matthew Bennett, Mickey Guisewite, Motherly Advice, Pair, The, Through Life, Trim
related to Special collections · 16
Cathy → Cathy Collection, Cathy Twentieth Anniversary Collection, December, Fifteenth Anniversary Collection, Food, Irving, ISBN, January, July, Love, Mom, Reflections, September, The, The Wedding, Work
related to history · 15
Cathy → Blondie, Cathy Guisewite, Cathy's, Dagwood, February, Guisewite, Guisewite's, Initially, Irving, On August, On October, That, The, They, Valentine's Day
related to In popular culture · 12
Cathy → Bloom County, Bridal Barn, Luann, Luann DeGroot, Mabel, Nancy, October, She, Steve Dallas, The, The June, Toni Daytona
related to External links · 11
Cathy → Cartoonist, Cathy Guisewite, Cathy's, IMDb An Interview, IMDb Cathy's Last Resort, IMDb Cathy's Valentine, Jezebel, National Cartoonist Society Awards, Reuben, Universal Press SyndicateCathy Guisewite, Web
related to Mom · 9
Cathy → Although, Bride, Cathy's, Cathy's Dad, Christmas, Mom, Mom's, Prior, World War II
related to Animated specials · 7
Cathy → All, Cathy's Last Resort, Cathy's Valentine, CBS, Emmy Award, Guisewite, Three
related to Love · 6
Cathy → At, Irving, Later, Mr, Right, She

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CathyAuthorCathy Guisewite1.00infobox
CathyCurrent status/scheduleConcluded daily strip1.00infobox
CathyEnd dateOctober 3, 20101.00infobox
CathyGenre(s)Humor, gag-a-day1.00infobox
CathyLaunch dateNovember 22, 19761.00infobox
CathySyndicate(s)Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick1.00infobox
CathyWebsitewww.gocomics.com/cathy (reruns)1.00infobox
Cathyis aAmerican gag-a-day comic strip0.90text
Cathyrelated to Animated specialsThree0.60section
Cathyrelated to Animated specialsCathy's Last Resort0.60section
Cathyrelated to Animated specialsCathy's Valentine0.60section
Cathyrelated to Animated specialsAll0.60section

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