With the recent release of Netflix's The Sandman receiving widespread critical and fan acclaim, it's easy to get nostalgic for fiction from past eras as continues to weigh heavily across the pop culture landscape. While much of the current zeitgeist takes its inspiration from the pages of Marvel and DC, there's also a vast array of small and big screen adaptations derived from the glory days of daily newspaper print comic strips.

A few of these include Peanuts holiday animated specials, Archie live-action shows like Riverdale, movies like Dick Tracy, Popeye, and Dennis The Menace, and Adult Swim offerings like The Boondocks. Gen X and Baby Boomers alike fondly remember the heyday of '80s comic strips.

Andy Capp

Andy Capp was a popular offering in the latter part of the 20th century. Penned by cartoonist Reg Smythe, Capp appeared first in the British papers the Daily Mirror and...