Alec the Great

{{Short description|American comic strip by Edwina Dumm}}

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| title = Alec the Great

| image = Dummsinbad.jpg

| caption = Edwina Dumm's dog Sinbad was the model for her cartoon dog characters Tippie, Sinbad and Alec.

| author = Edwina Dumm

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| status = Gag panel; Concluded

| first = {{start date and age|1931}}

| last = {{end date and age|1969}}

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| syndicate = George Matthew Adams Service (1918–1965)
The Washington Star Syndicate (1965–1969)[http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=EDWINA Edwina entry], Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.

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| genre = Humor

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Alec the Great was a syndicated newspaper gag panel created by Edwina Dumm and featuring a dog character (as did her other comic strip, Cap Stubbs and Tippie). It ran from 1931 to 1969.[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_exhibits/edwinadumm/biography.html "Edwina Dumm's biography,"], Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (Ohio State University). Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.