[Dr. Sivana]

Never heard of it. 400 newspapers and it isn’t in NYC? Odd.

NYC is a poor market for comic strips. First, the New York Times doesn't even HAVE a comics section. Second, tabloids in general and the Post and Daily News tend to have a leaner comics section (two half pages or so). A notable exception is the Boston Herald. Third, the comic strips that are run in a paper often have to do with the relatonship of the syndicate that distributes the comic strip with the paper. For instance, Gasoline Alley was distributed (and might still be) be Chicago Tribune. Peanuts is United Features. Beetle Bailey is King Features. It is no coincidence that the same papers that carry Beetle Bailey also carry Hi & Lois (another King features strip). The same papers that carry Funky Winkerbeam are more likely to carry Batuik's other comic strip, Crankshaft.

Finally, Funky Winkerbeam is even more suburban/small town than Archie, so it doesn't necessarily appeal to the same demographic.

[xp38]

Well one could view the entire New York Times as one big comics section.