He was originally more of a bit character, but his role in the comic has increased over time. Little boys with a coonskin cap who look something like Jughaid showed up in the comic as early as 1934, but the earliest use of his name that John knows of is in this strip from 1937: ![]() Jughaid originated with Billy deBeck, who first created BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH, under the name TAKE BARNEY GOOGLE F’RINSTANCE. Which, well, we don’t know about you, but we think a rock probably helps Loweezy with the chores more than Snuffy does. When it comes to personality, he’s probably a lot like his Uncle Snuffy was as a child, but he does enjoy helping his Aunt Loweezy with chores a lot more than Snuffy does!” He is not a good student, but he is a good ‘big brother’ to his cousin, little Tater. Jughaid is, in the words of cartoonist John Rose, “a coonskin cap-wearin’ young-un is high strung… His boundless enthusiasm is always getting him into mischief. ![]() Since we’re so excited (we could hoot and holler ourselves), we decided to look at one of the colorful characters of the Smith family: little Jughaid Smith, Snuffy’s nephew. But when Barney went to visit Hootin’ Holler, readers became delighted by the funny, folksy denizens of this sleepy little town, and bit by bit, Snuffy Smith and the rest of his family and neighbors settled down to stake their claim to the comic strip for good.īut folks often ask us whatever became of Barney Google - and starting next week, you’ll get your answer! ![]() We have some, ahem, bodacious news to share with you this week! Beginning on Sunday, Barney Google will be making a long-awaited visit to the panels of BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH (lest we forget that “Barney Google” is half of the title).įor those of you with long memories and a taste for comics history, you’ll be well aware that Barney Google and his horse, Sparkplug, were once stars of the funny pages.
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