Partly I Resented Being Perceived As Weak

The Satiric Ethos Of Mad Was A Much Bigger Childhood Influence.

I'd Been Upstaged, Demoted From Protagonist In My Own Drama To Comic Relief In My Parents' Tragedy

Well, I'm Always Working On My Comic Strip And Trying To, You Know, Keep Cranking That Out.

She Has Given Me A Way Out.

Nancy Drew Was Always Changing Her Outfits. I Despised Girls' Clothing, I Couldn't Wait To Get Home From School And Get Out Of It. The Last Thing I Wanted To Read Was Minute Descriptions Of Nancy's Frocks.