List of films based on comic strips

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For films based on comic books, see List of films based on comics.

This is a list of films based on comic strips. The practice of creating films based on comic strips dates back decades, although in recent years films based on comic books have been more common.

1 Movie serials based on comic strips
2 Feature films based on comic strips
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Movie serials based on comic strips

Flash Gordon:
- Flash Gordon {1936}
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)

The Phantom:
- The Phantom (1943)
- The Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack:
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)

There is also Ace Drummond (1936), Tailspin Tommy (1932), Tailspin Tommy in the Great Airmail Mystery (1934), Brick Bradford (1946) Buck Rogers (1939)and Bruce Gentry (1947 or 8) and several Dick Tracy serials in the late 30's.

[edit] Feature films based on comic strips

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, based on the comic strip created by Billy DeBeck:
- Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
- Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942)

Blondie (1938) and 27 sequels from 1939 to 1950, based on the comic strip created by Chic Young
Brenda Starr (1989), based on the comic strip created by Dale Messick:
Crankshaft (2007?), in production by Tag Entertainment Corporation
Dennis the Menace (1993), based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham
Dick Tracy (1990), based on the comic strip created by Chester Gould
Dondi (1961)

Flash Gordon, based on the comic strip created by Alex Raymond:
- Flash Gordon (1936)
- Flash Gordon (1980)

Garfield, based on the comic strip created by Jim Davis:
- Garfield (2004),
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

G-Men From Hell (2000)

Li'l Abner:
- Li'l Abner (1940)
- Li'l Abner (1959)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

Little Orphan Annie, based on comic strip created by Harold Gray:
- Little Orphan Annie (1932)
- Little Orphan Annie (1938)
- Annie (1982)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989/1992), based on Little Nemo by Winsor McCay.

Mandrake the Magician:
- Mandrake Killing'e karsi (1967)
- Mandrake (1979)

Modesty Blaise, based on the comic strip by Peter O'Donnell:
- Modesty Blaise (1966)
- My Name Is Modesty (2003)

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005), based on the comic strip by Eric Orner
Over the Hedge (2006), based on the comic strip Over the Hedge created by Michael Fry and T Lewis
Popeye (1980), based on the comic strip Popeye from Thimble Theater, created by E.C. Segar

Peanuts:
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
- Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
- Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) (1980)

The Phantom, based on the comic strip created by Lee Falk:
- The Phantom (TV movie, 1961)
- The Phantom (1996)
- The Ghost Who Walks (forthcoming: 2007) ^[1]