So what if the dog days of summer are over?
By PETER BOSCH
Who’s a good boy? Come on, who’s a good boy? You are! And since August 26 is Dog Appreciation Day (established in 2004), here are 13 COVERS celebrating you! (Well, 12 covers and 1 famous newspaper strip!)
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Lassie #37 (Nov.-Dec. 1957, Dell)
Peanuts, Apr. 25, 1960 (Peanuts Holdings LLC). Art by Charles Schulz.
Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (Jan.-Feb. 1952, DC). Art by Alex Toth (pencils) and Sy Barry (inks).
Hanna-Barbera Scooby Doo… Where Are You! #11 (Apr. 1972, Western). Art by Warren Tufts.
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon #19 (May-July 1956, Dell). Richard Simmons as Preston, King as Yukon King.
Mickey Mouse #167 (Oct. 1976, Western). Art by Jack Manning (pencils) and Bill Wright (inks).
Four Color #434 (Nov. 1952, Dell).
Four Color #1183 (1961, Dell). Art by Al Hubbard.
Batman #92 (June 1955. DC). Art by Win Mortimer.
Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp #1 (June 1955, Dell). Pencils by Al Hubbard (inker undetermined).
Adventure Comics #259 (Apr. 1959, DC). Curt Swan, pencils. Stan Kaye, inks.
Four Color #869 (1958, Dell). Photo of Spike (as Old Yeller) and Tommy Kirk.
Lockjaw #1 (Apr. 2018, Marvel). Art by Ed McGuinness
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13th Dimension contributor-at-large PETER BOSCH’s first book, American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s – From the Small Screen to the Printed Page, was published by TwoMorrows. (You can buy it here.) A sequel, American Movie Comic Books: 1930s-1970s — From the Silver Screen to the Printed Page, is out now. (Buy it here.) Peter has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. He lives in Hollywood.
August 26, 2026
Here’s also to Streak, Alan Scott’s dog, who eventually emBarked on his own short-lived feature in the late ’40s!
August 26, 2026
These are great. My favorite dog was my Chug named Sox by my wife, but I called him my Bandit because he resembled and acted just like Jonny Quest’s dog.