The oversized sandwiches lovingly constructed by Dagwood Bumstead in the “Blondie” comic strip will soon be on real-life menus thanks to cartoonist Dean Young, the character’s alter-ego.Young said Thursday the first of his Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes should open this summer in Clearwater and then spread across the United States and internationally.
“This is a dream come true for me,” Young, 66, said at a news conference. He said he has been collecting sandwich recipes for over 20 years.
Young’s father, Chic Young, created “Blondie” in 1930 and he took over the strip when his father died in 1973. It has more than 250 million readers in 2,300 newspapers in 55 countries.
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