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The Blade / The Toledo Blade
Block Communications · 1835–present · 41 issues
About the series
From 1835 to the present, The Blade (also known as The Toledo Blade) is a long-running comic strip published by Block Communications, with its 41-issue run most frequently written by Allen Saunders and drawn by Elmer Woggon. Centered on the adventures of the recurring character Steve Roper, the series is a classic example of mid-20th-century newspaper strip storytelling, reflecting the era’s serialized drama and journalistic intrigue. Its significance lies in its decades-long endurance and the creative partnership of Saunders and Woggon, who shaped a distinctive voice in American comics.
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