Gil thorp color comic strip
Gil thorp color comic strip
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Gil Thorp
American comic strip
Not to be confused with Gil Thorpe.
Gil Thorp is a sports-oriented comic strip which has been published since September 8, The main character, Gil Thorp, is the athletic director of Milford High School and coaches the football, basketball, and baseball teams.
In addition to the sports storylines, the strip also deals with issues facing teenagers such as teen pregnancy, steroids, and drug abuse.
History
The strip was created by Jack Berrill, who modeled and named Thorp after baseball player Gil Hodges and Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe.[citation needed] The setting of Milford is named for New Milford, Connecticut when he began writing the strip.[5] Berrill continued the strip until he died of cancer on March 14, [citation needed] Over the course of his 38 years, Berrill broke ground with many of his stories, often dealing with sensitive social issues of the day.
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