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2 unusual facts about United Media


Darby Conley

Comics syndicate United Media agreed in 1999 to publish Conley's new strip Get Fuzzy about an anthropomorphic cat, Bucky, and dog, Satchel, living with their single young-male owner, Rob Wilco, which premiered on September 6, 1999 in 75 papers.

Nate Dogg: It's A Wonderful Life

Seven Arts Music and United Media & Music Group announced that previously unreleased material will compiled in a Nate Dogg's posthumous solo album called Nate Dogg: It's A Wonderful Life, which also will be his last.


Howie Schneider

His best-known comic strip, Eek & Meek, ran from 1965 to 2000 in more than 400 newspapers through Newspaper Enterprise Association.


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Barkeater Lake

In October 2005 Pandolph and fellow United Media cartoonist Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) auctioned signed original Sunday strips on eBay to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

John Zakour

Working Daze (United Media, Andre Noel artist/co-creator, followed by Kyler Miller, then Scott Roberts)