The Press: Pepita y Lorenzo

For the growing number of U.S. servicemen and plain citizens who do their best with U.S. comic strips in Latin American newspapers, the office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs has published a guide of Spanish titles. Examples:

Trucutu: Alley Oop

El Pato Pasqual: Donald Duck

Maldades de dos Pilluelos: the Katzenjammer Kids

Cuquita la Mecanógraja: Tillie the Toiler

Tapon Lopez: Snuffy Smith

Pepita y Lorenzo: Blondie and Dagwood

Benitin y Eneas: Mutt and Jeff

Ramona y Poncho: Maggie and Jiggs

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