# "See you in the funny papers" - origin?

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**Created:** [October 12, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-in-the-funny-papers-origin/36658 "2000-10-12T13:40:34Z")\
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What’s the origin of the expression “See you in the funny papers”?

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According to [this site](http://www.stmaryswelcome.com/welcome.html), this saying was originated in 1935 by cartoonist Roy Crane in his comic strip “Wash Tubbs & Easy”, which later morphed into “Captain Easy”.