- Script
- Garry Trudeau (signed as G. B. Trudeau)
- Pencils
- Garry Trudeau (signed as G. B. Trudeau)
- Inks
- Don Carlton (uncredited, see note)
- Letters
- Don Carlton (uncredited, see note)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Uncle Duke; MacArthur; Joanie Caucus; Virginia "Ginny" Slade; Honey Huan (first appearance in a Doonesbury collection); Andy Lippincott; Clyde; Mike Doonesbury; Zonker Harris; Ellie; Howie; Jimmy Thudpucker; Kim Rosenthal; Mr. Rosenthal; Mrs. Rosenthal; Mark Slackmeyer
- Synopsis
- Uncle Duke becomes ambassador to China and gets an interpreter, Honey; Ginny runs for U.S. Congress with Joanie as her campaign manager; The Patty Hearst trial begins; Kimmy speaks in Jimmy Carter sound bites.
- Reprints
- from Doonesbury (Universal Press Syndicate) 1975-12-22 - 1976-06-25
Garry Trudeau was assisted by inker Don Carlton (Alter 1990, 66). Carlton’s association with Trudeau began in the early 1970s, and his responsibilities grew to include lettering of the strip. The association endured for decades (Walker 2010, 30–31).
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References:
Alter, Jonathan. 1990. “Real Life with Garry Trudeau.” Newsweek, October 15. Microfilm.
Walker, Brian. 2010. Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau. New Haven: Yale University Press.