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"Jean Shepherd" - The Comic Strip

A concept supported by Shep but never realized

Back in 1978 cartoonist, and Shep fan, John Roman came up with the idea of doing a cartoon strip based on the stories of Jean Shepherd. He set to work drawing up 3 weeks worth of the cartoon and sent them off to Shep never really expecting to hear from him until one day the phone rang... Shep liked the idea and they worked together on trying to get it syndicated, but as time wore on Shep became involved in working on "A Christmas Story" and it never came to be. The story lines vary drawing from various topics such as Soap Box Derbys, Josephene Cosnowski, Batteries, and the quest for the Red Ryder. With so many years on the radio, there would be plenty of material to draw from. Shep even hints about the comics on two of his CBS commentaries

Associated Documents

Type	File Name	Description
•	080_CBS_Comic Strips.mp3	Commentary #1
•	080_CBS_Comic Strips2.mp3	Commentary #2

Links to Further Information:

• John's Website

TBS Marathons:

Every Christmas since 1997 the TBS cable network has shown a 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Date	Description
December 24, 1997	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1998	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1999	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2000	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2001	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2002	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2003	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2004	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2005	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2006	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2007	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2008	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2009	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2010	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2011	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2012	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2013	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2014	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2015	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2016	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2017	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2018	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2019	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2020	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2021	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2022	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2023	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2024	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2025	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Photos:

Sample Strip - This was drawn in 1978 - 5 years before "A Christmas Story" was made

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975