# Where are they now Comic Strip characters MIA **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 3, 2001, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270 "2001-01-03T18:29:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270/21 "2001-01-08T13:11:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Danielinthewolvesden \* > \*\*This has been bothering me. In the strip “Jumpstart”, I seem to remember that the pre-school kid named “Doctor”, that acts like a Doctor- was originally white- but now he is Black. WTF? \*\* “Doctor Appleby” has been in quite a few strips lately, particularly dealing with the existence of Santa ([Jump Start in the “Boston Globe”](http://www.boston.com/globe/living/comics))\*\*. I don’t remember him ever being white, though. Perhaps you were thinking of JoJo’s assistant, “Benny”? I’ll check the comic collections I have at home. \*\* The strips have only a 14-day archive. The [United Media archive](http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/jumpstart/archive/) is only 30 days. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270/22 "2001-01-11T20:02:24Z")
any luck on finding out about “Doctor applebee”? My fiance remembers him as white, also. ---
**Author:** ![Medievalist2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@Medievalist2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medievalist2)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270/23 "2001-01-13T10:19:42Z")
Whatever happened to Cousin Lyman in “Garfield,” who was Odie’s original owner? What happened to Annie, Steve, Chris, Richard, and Leah in “For Better or for Worse?” ---
**Author:** ![Alonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Alonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonist)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270/24 "2001-01-13T16:58:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scratch1300 \* > \*\*I asked [this question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51319) a couple weeks back, but got no answer: > Gary and Kevin from Robotman. Whatever happened to them? \*\* Well, Robotman originally (as far back as I go with the strip, anyway), was living with the Milde family; Gary and Kevin and their family, if I’m not mistaken. He began hanging around mostly with Gary, and then started hanging around with some kid (not Kevin, I think) and his sister- I don’t remember where they came from. But that didn’t last long- Meddick scrapped the whole scenario and brought in Monty Montahue, who I suspect is a sort of caricature of Meddick himself. Gary Milde, I think, was a sort of preliminary sketch of Monty. Meddick has provided at least four “Origins” of Robotman at various times in the strip. He seems to have settled down, and the strip revolves around Monty, his cat Fleshy, and housemate Moondog McHorny (I think that’s the name), an old pal of Monty’s. We last glimpsed Robotman making a failed escape attempt, several months ago- you see, aliens had impregnated Fleshy (though male) and kidnapped Fleshy’s son to trade in order to get Robotman for their zoo. (See, it all makes sense when it’s explained.) Mr. Pi, now staying with Monty, was a half-human who was a somewhat unwilling agent in the trade. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-they-now-comic-strip-characters-mia/48270.md?page=1)