"Big Chief Wahoo" redirects here. For the Cleveland Indians logo, see Chief Wahoo.
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
Author(s)
Allen Saunders (1936–1979) John Saunders (1979–November 15, 2003)
Illustrator(s)
Elmer Woggon (1936–c. 1944) Pete Hoffman (Dec. 1945–July 1954) William Overgard (July 12, 1954–April 7, 1985) Fran Matera (1985–2004)
Current status/schedule
Daily and Sunday; concluded
Launch date
November 23, 1936
End date
December 26, 2004
Alternate name(s)
Big Chief Wahoo (1936–1945) Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper (1945–1946) Steve Roper and Wahoo (1946–1948) Steve Roper (1948–1969) Steve Roper and Mike Nomad (1969–2004)
Syndicate(s)
Publishers Syndicate Field Syndicate King Features Syndicate
Genre(s)
adventure
The meeting of Steve Roper with Chief Wahoo and Minnie Ha-Cha, as reprinted in Famous Funnies #89 (December 1941).
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad were an American adventure comic strip that ran under various titles from November 23, 1936 to December 26, 2004.[1] Originally Big Chief Wahoo, the focus and title character of the strip changed over time to Chief Wahoo (1940-1945), Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper (1945-1946), Steve Roper and Wahoo (1946-1948), Steve Roper (1948-1969) and finally Steve Roper and Mike Nomad (1969-2004).[1]
It was initially distributed by Publishers Syndicate, then by Field Newspaper Syndicate, before concluding at King Features Syndicate. Despite the changes in title, characters, themes, and authors, the entire 68-year run formed a single evolving story, from an Indian who teamed up with an adventurous young photojournalist to two long-time friends ready to retire after their long, eventful careers.[2]
Created by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon, the strip was written by Saunders for more than forty years until it was taken over by his son John Saunders, who wrote it for another 24 years. Woggon illustrated the strip from its inception until the mid-1940s; other artists who spent considerable time on the strip included Pete Hoffman (11 years), William Overgard (31 years), and Fran Matera (19 years).
^ abHoltz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780472117567.
^The Great Gusto at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012.
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