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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
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Fan page of Ernie Bushmiller’s legendary comic strip Nancy.
This year is the 92nd. anniversary of Nancy’s first appearance(January2,1933)
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 23,1966
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY RUNS INTO SLUGGO DOWNTOWN NANCY: YOU HAVE A DREAMY LOOK ON YOUR FACE- - WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ? P2- SLUGGO: I WISH WE WERE GETTING MARRIED TODAY NANCY IS DELIGHTED BY SLUGGO’S ANSWER P3- NANCY: DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME THAT MUCH? P4- NO - - I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT WEDDING CAKE SLUGGO IS LOOKING AT A MOUTH WATERING WEDDING CAKE IN THE WINDOW OF A BAKERY. SLUGGO’S BLUNT ANSWER HAS CHANGED NANCY’S EXPRESSION OF DELIGHT TO DISGUST
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 23,1951
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY GOES TO A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE TO SEE SANTA CLAUS NANCY: I WROTE A LETTER TO SANTA, BUT I'LL GO IN AND SEE HIM, TOO P2-NANCY IS SURPRISED HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE IN LINE TO SEE SANTA CLAUS NANCY: WOW--WHAT A LONG LINE OF KIDS P3-NANCY IS STANDING IN LINE, BUT IT’S BARELY MOVING NANCY: THIS IS AWFUL P4-A STORE CLERK BRINGS A TELEPHONE TO THE SANTA STORE CLERK: IT'S FOR YOU P5-NANCY HAS WENT TO A TELEPHONE BOOTH AND CALLED THE DEPARTMENT STORE AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH SANTA CLAUS NANCY: : WANT A SLED, A DOLL, A DRUM, A WAGON, A HORN, A ---
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 23,1949
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS OVER AT NANCY’S, NANCY SEES HE HAS DOZED OF IN THE EAZY CHAIR NANCY: DON'T BE SO LAZY— YOU PROMISED TO SHOVEL THE SNOW OUT OF MY YARD P2- SLUGGO STARTS TO SHOVEL THE SNOW P3- NANCY IS SURPRISED WHEN SHE LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW AND SEES SLUGGO HAS SHOVELED A PATH TO THE HAMMOCK… SLUGGO HAS FELL ASLEEP IN THE HAMMOCK … Z Z Z Z Z
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 23,1946
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER DECEMBER 23,1946 P1- SLUGGO IS DOWNTOWN WHEN HE SEES A CHANCE TO DO A GOOD DEED SLUGGO: HERE'S MY CHANCE TO DO A GOOD TOIN P2- SLUGGO HAS GATHERED SOME FIREWOOD P3- SLUGGO HAS LIT A MATCH P4-A SANTA CLAUS IS ANGRY AND ASKS SLUGGO …HEY! --WHAT ARE YOU DOING ? THERE IS A LOT OF SMOKE BILLOWING P5- SLUGGO:JUST TRYIN’ TO HELP SLUGGO POINTS TO THE SIGN.. KEEP THIS POT BOILING SLUGGO HAS BUILT A FIRE UNDER THE MONEY COLLECTION POT
December 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
December 23,1933
FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND FRITZI ARE SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM FRITZI: OH NANCY - I ALMOST FORGOT SOMETHING-GO GET YOUR HAT ON!! NANCY: o.K. P2- FRITZI AND NANCY HAVE BEEN SHOPPING, THEY ARE LEAVING A STORE CARRYING PACKAGES P3- FRITZI AND NANCY ARE WEARING SANTA COSTUMES AND THE DOG IS WEARING A SANTA HAT THEY HAVE PLACED A CHRISTMAS WREATH ON THE WALL FRITZI: MERRY XMAS NANCY: MERRY XMAS THEIR DOG : ARF
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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NO DRAB GAB TUESDAY
SLUGGO IS IN HAS BEATNIK PHASE AND IS WEARING A BERET AND SUNGLASSES AND A STRIPE SHIRT AND HE HAS A GOATEE SLUGGO: AND I DON'T BLAB ANY DRAB GAB-I CHATTER HEP PATTER
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 22,1958
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS OUTSIDE WHEN SUDDENLY SHE IS HIT RIGHT IN THE FACE BY A SNOWBALL…PLOP IT KNOCKED NANCY OFF THE GROUND P2- NANCY IS VERY ANGRY, AND SHE SEES WHO THREW THE SNOWBALL, HE’S LOOKING AROUND A TREE NANCY: B I L L Y S T R O O D L E! P3- NANCY IS AT THE CUSTOMER WINDOW AT THE POSTOFFICE NANCY: I WANT BACK THE CHRISTMAS CARD I SENT TO BILLY STROODLE THE POSTAL WORKERS GIVE NANCY A LOOK OF EXASPERATION, THEY ARE STANDING KNEE DEEP IN CARDS AND LETTERS
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1958
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS NANCY: THESE CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE SO PRETTY P2- NANCY: LET'S STOP AND SING ONE SLUGGO:OKAY P3-THEY STOP BESIDE A TOY STORE AND BEGIN SINGING PEACE ON EARTH WHILE THEY ARE SINGING PEACE ON EARTH, THE TOY STORE WINDOW HAS A DISPLAY OF MILITARY TOYS, GUNS, CANNONS, MISSILES, TANKS AND WAR PLANES
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 22,1947
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS THINKING ABOUT KNOCKING OFF A MAN’S TOPHAT WITH A SNOWBALL, THE THOUGHT BRINGS A SMILE TO SLUGGO’S FACE. P2- SLUGGO BENDS OVER TO GATHER UP SOME SNOW TO MAKE A SNOWBALL P3- JUST AS SLUGGO IS GATHERING THE SNOW AND FORMING IT INTO A BALL, SLUGGO NOTICED A POLICEMAN HAS STEPPED UP NEXT TO HIM P4- SURPRISED, SLUGGO THINKS FAST AND TURNS THE SNOWBALL INTO A SMALL SNOWMAN…
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 22,1944
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS MERRILY WALKING DOWN THE STREET THINKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS NANCY: OH, BOY... I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS P2- NANCY MEETS A FRIEND ON HEE WALK NANCY’S FRIEND: HELLO, NANCY... WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GET FOR CHRISTMAS? P3- JUST THEN NANCY NOTICES SOMEONE TO HER LEFT… P4- NANCY: .. ER ... I'M NOT GETTING ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS... BUT I DON'T CARE.. GIFTS IS SILLY ANYHOW NANCY SEES A LESS FORTUNATE CHILD IN TATTERED CLOTHES GATHERING SCRAP WOOD IS LISTENING, AND DOESN’T WANT MENTION GETTING GIFTS WHEN THIS CHILD MIGHT NOT BE GETTING ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 22,1942
NANCY By Ernie Bushmiller P1-SLUGGO GOES WITH NANCY TO HELP HER CUT DOWN A TREE FOR CHRISTMAS NANCY: OH, THERE'S A SWELL TREE, SLUGGO…WILL YOU CHOP IT DOWN FOR MÉ ? SLUGGO WITH HATCHET IN HAND:O.K. P2-NANCY WATCHES FROM A DISTANCE AS SLUGGO LOOKS AT THE TREE NANCY: WELL --- WHY AREN'T YOU CHOPPING? P3-SLUGGO RETURNS WITHOUT CUTTING DOWN THE TREE SLUGGO: I WON'T DO IT! P4- NANCY: WHY NOT? SLUGGO : IT BELONGS TO ANOTHER FAMILY! WE GET A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE TREE TO DISCOVER A FAMILY OF BIRDS HAS THEIR NEST IN THE TREE THE BIRDS ARE SINGING…CHIRP
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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TAKE YOUR TIME…
NANCY IS THE BOSS
AROUND HERE
HONK TAKE YOUR TIME… I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE HONK HONK HONK HONK NANCY IS THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD, AND SHE HAS STOPPED TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW A TURTLE TO CROSS THE ROAD
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 22,1958
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS WALKING DOWNTOWN P2- NANCY WALKS PAST A VERY LARGE DOG ON THE SIDEWALK NANCY: HELLO, MR. MCSHULTZ NANCY KEEPS ON WALKING P4- THE LARGE DOG TURNED OUT TO BE A MAN WEAR A DOG SUIT, AS PART OF HIS DETECTIVE AGENCY, WE SEE NANCY CROSSING THE STREET THE MAN HAS REMOVED THE DOG HEAD OF THE COSTUME AND IS GOING INTO HIS OFFICE
December 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 21,1950
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY FINDS SLUGGO SITTING BY HIMSELF, AGAINST A TREE NANCY: YOU'RE VERY UNSOCIABLE LATELY -- YOU'RE ALWAYS ALONE P2- NANCY: YOU SHOULD MIX WITH PEOPLE SLUGGO: ОКАУ-- I'LL BEGIN RIGHT NOW SLUGGO GETS UP AND WAVES GOODBYE TO NANCY P3- SLUGGO WASN’T LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING AND BUMPED IN ANOTHER BOY B O O M P P4- SLUGGO AND THE OTHER BOY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN FIGHTING, THEY ARE SWIRLING AROUND IN A CIRCLE SO FAST THAT ALL WE CAN SEE IS THEIR FEET , FISTS AND THEIR FACES NANCY IS ALARMED BY THEIR FIGHTING NANCY: HEY ---NOT THAT WAY THATS NOT THE KIND OF MIXING THAT NANCY MEANT
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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FROM THE BUSHMILLER FILES I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO COMPARE THE FIRST YEAR OF ERNIE BUSHMILLER'S DRAWING OF NANCY AND 1945
December 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 21,1945
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS EXCITED ABOUT IT BEING JUST A FEW MORE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS NANCY: он, BOY ! - - CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE IN A FEW DAYS P2-NANCY IS WALKING DOWN THE STREET CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS SINGING… NANCY: HOORAY FOR CHRISTMAS P3- NANCY IS SMILING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME NANCY: HOORAY FOR CHRISTMAS P4- NANCY CONTINUES TO SING AND SHOUT HOORAY FOR CHRISTMAS P5- UNTIL SHE SEES A MAILMAN STRUGGLING TO CARRY A GIGANTIC MAIL SACK FILLED WITH PACKAGES AND LETTERS, AND FEELS SORRY FOR HIM. NANCY QUIETLY SAYS… hooray for Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 21,1940
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-SLUGGO IS ON THE STREET CORNER, WORKING AS A SANTA CLAUS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE NEEDY, NANCY GOES TO SEE HIM. NANCY: OH, SLUGGO! I BOUGHT YOU SOME NICE HOT SOUP! SLUGGO: OH, I CAN'T DRINK IT HERE, NANCY... I'D SOIL ME WHISKERS! P2- NANCY: WELL, CAN'T YOU TAKE THEM OFF? SLUGGO: OH, NO... I'M NOT ALLOWED! P3- NANCY: I'LL BE RIGHT BACK! NANCY RUSHES OFF… P4- A LADY IS SHOCKED TO SEE A SANTA CLAUS ( SLUGGO) LYING ON THE SNOW COVERED SIDEWALK,WITH A FUNNEL IN HIS MOUTH,AND A GIRL( NANCY)POURING SOUP INTO THE FUNNEL
December 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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FRITZI RITZ BY
ERNIE BUSHMILLER
December 21,1933
FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND FRITZI ARE TAKING ABOUT WHAT NANCY IS GOING TO GET FOR XMAS NANCY: WHAT?-YER ONLY GONNA GIVE ME ONE GIFT FOR XMAS? FRITZI: YES NANCY-SO YOU BETTER DECIDE WHAT SORT OF GIFT YOU WANT P2- NANCY IS SITTING ON AN OTTOMAN THINKING NANCY: GEE. - SOME XMAS-ONLY ONE PRESENT P3- NANCY RUNS TO TELL FRITZI NANCY: OH AUNT FRITZI-I'VE DECIDED WHAT GIFT I WANT P4- NANCY HAS TAKEN HER AUNT FRITZI DOWNTOWN NANCY: THIS IS IT-ONE WINDOW FULL OF TOYS! AUNT FRITZI IS SPEECHLESS NANCY HAS TAKEN FRITZI TO A TOY STORE, THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF TOYS IN THE STORE WINDOW, DOLLS , STUFFED ANIMALS,DRUMS, HORNS A SLED, A BASKETBALL , TOY AIRPLANES AND MANY MORE
December 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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SUNDAY WITH
NANCY & SLUGGO
Nancy and Sluggo have found a pair of sunglasses and they are walking side by side with their heads together so they both can wear the sunglasses at the same time.
December 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1948
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO AND NANCY BUYS SOME SNACKS AND GO TO THE MOVIES SLUGGO: LET'S BUY SOME PEANUTS AND GO TO THE MOVIES NANCY:O.K. P2-NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE SEATED IN THE THEATER, BEHIND A LADY WEARING A LARGE HAT SLUGGO: OH, LADY- - WILL YOU PLEASE REMOVE YOUR HAT? THE LADY ANGRILY REPLIES… NO P3- NANCY: SHE'LL BE SORRY- - P4- NANCY: I PUT MY PEANUT SHELLS IN HER SHOES Apparently it was not unheard of for people to take their shoes off while attending a theater in 1940s
December 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
Nancy's Caturday Comic's
January 04,1945
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY FLEES WITH FRIGHT WHEN SHE SAW A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE P2-WHILE DOWNTOWN NANCY SEES A CAT SITTING IN A SHOP WINDOW THERE IS A SIGN IN THE WINDOW THAT READS CAT FOR SALE - GOOD MOUSE CATCHER P3- NANCY ENCOUNTERS THE MOUSE AND CALLS THE CAT FROM THE OTHER ROOM , THE CAT IS RUSHING TO SEE WHAT NANCY WANTS P4- THE MOUSE IS LOOKING UP TOO SEE, NANCY STANDING ON A STOOL, AND THE CAT SITTING ON NANCY’S SHOULDERS THE CAT IS AFRAID OF MICE . NANCY’S EXPRESSION IS LIKE “WELL THIS IS A FINE HOW DO YOU DO”
December 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Nancy By
Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1943
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO RUNS INTO NANCY IN TOWN SLUGGO: I'M GOIN' CHRISTMAS SHOPPIN' DOWNTOWN, NANCY! NANCY LOOKS DOUBTFUL AT SLUGGO NANCY: IN THAT AWFUL CROWD? P2- NANCY: THE STORES ARE SIMPLY JAMMED... YOU NEVER SAW SUCH MOBS... IT'S TERRIBLE! P3- SLUGGO IS HEADING DOWNTOWN, BUT HE’S WALKING ON A PAIR OF VERY TALL STILTS P4-SLUGGO IS IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE, THERE IS A HUGE CROWD GATHERING AT A 50 CENT SALE, BUT SLUGGO ON THE STILTS CAN SEE OVER THE OTHER PEOPLE SLUGGO: I WANT ONE OF DEM, PLEASE
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1940
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller P1- NANCY’S FRIEND MARIGOLD RUSHES UP TO NANCY MARIGOLD: HEY. NANCY... DID YOU SEE THE SANTA CLAUS ON MAIN STREET? NANCY: NO P2- NANCY AND MARIGOLD START WALKING TO MAIN STREET MARIGOLD: JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE HIM P3- NANCY AND MARIGOLD ARRIVED AT THE CORNER ON MAIN STREET, AND THERE STANDS A SANTA COLLECTING MONEY FOR THE NEEDY, AND HE IS THE SAME HIGHT AS THEY ARE. MARIGOLD: ISN'T HE CUTE? NANCY: OH, I WISH SLUGGO) WAS HERE ... HE'S NEVER AROUND WHEN THERE'S SOMETHIN' TO SEE! P4- THE SANTA REMOVES HIS BEARD AND WIG TO REVEAL THAT ITS SLUGGO SLUGGO: OH, YEAH! NANCY AND MARIGOLD ARE TRULY SURPRISED THAT THE SANTA IS SLUGGO…
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1935
FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-FRITZI AND NANCY SEE A SANTA DOWNTOWN NANCY: OH BOY- THERE'S SANTA-IM GONNA TELL HIM WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS P2- NANCY IS WALKING BACK TO WHERE FRITZI IS WAITING… NANCY: WELL-I TOLD HIM, AUNT FRITZI- NOW YOU TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT P3- FRITZI IS HESITANT FRITZI: -ER-A-OH DON'T THINK SO NANCY NANCY HAS HER HANDS ON HER HIPS NANCY : HM- SO YA DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTY CLAUS. EH? P4 FRITZI: OH-SURE I DO, NANCY NANCY: WELL THEN PROVE IT! P5- FRITZI IS RED FACED AS SHE STANDS IN FRONT OF SANTA AND TELLS HIM WHAT SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS FRITZI: -AND I WANT A BRACELET- SOME PERFUME-A NEW WRAP- ETC- THERE IS LAUGHTER COMING FROM THE CROWD OF ADULTS STANDING AND LISTENING TO FRITZI , MUCH TO HER EMBARRASSMENT.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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SLUGGO’S SATURDAY
OH,BOY …
THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY
SLUGGO’S SATURDA SLUGGO: OH,BOY … THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY SLUGGO HAS JUST BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD BY A FALLING FLOWER POT AND THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCH AND DEBRIS EMANATING FROM HIS TEETH , AND SEVERAL STARS ARE SEEN AROUND HIS HEAD
December 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM