Little Orphan Annie, the plucky little orphan girl ... Of her close companions, Punjab is rumored to have gone into hiding in the “mysterious East,” while The Asp is believed to be running a CIA black ...

The accompanying drawing showed the Asp, his clothes in tatters ... in volume 7 of IDW Publishing's “The Complete Little Orphan Annie,” which came out in 2011 (with strips from 1936 to ...

Little Orphan Annie is an American cartoon series created ... and their bodyguards Punjab and Asp. The cartoon series made its debut on August 5, 1924, in the New York Daily News.

“Annie doesn’t need charity—just give her an even break and she’ll do the rest.” Nowadays, the Little Orphan Annie comics ...

Little Orphan Annie was one of the world's longest running ... including Warbucks, the Asp and Punjab. Warbucks spoke on the phone with detective Tracy. He implied that Annie was still missing ...

And I’m not the only one. Everybody at the show is “horrified,” says a source, at how Little Orphan Annie is being promoted these days. The campaign, which was just launched last week ...

Little Orphan Annie's adventures are coming to an end in newspapers' comics pages Sunday. The comic strip has been running since Harold Gray created the red-headed, saucer-eyed character in 1924.

Annie did undergo a modest makeover over the years: The "Little Orphan" was dropped in the late '70s. And she finally traded her red dress with the white collar for sneakers and jeans. But Annie ...