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| Author(s) | Bill Schorr |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded daily strip |
| Launch date | November 8, 1982 |
| End date | June 7, 1986 |
| Syndicate(s) | Tribune Media Services |
| Publisher(s) | Pocket Books |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Anthropomorphic animals |
| Followed by | The Grizzwells |
Conrad was a comic strip about "America's favorite frog prince". Written and illustrated by Bill Schorr, the strip was launched November 8, 1982. Syndicated by Tribune Media Services, it had a run for over three years, ending June 7, 1986.[1]
The frog Conrad, needing money to pay his bookie, convinces the fat, dim-witted fairy tale princess that he is an enchanted prince who can be turned into a human by a kiss.[2]
Other characters include the princess' father, the King, who is skeptical that Conrad is a prince, and resident witch Aggie, who grants spells and potions to the princess. Fido, the princess's pet alligator, thinks he is a dog.
A live action Conrad sketch (with a large puppet portraying the frog) was included in the special Mother's Day Sunday Funnies broadcast May 8, 1983 on NBC.[3]
The strip did not catch on and was dropped in the summer of 1986. In addition to editorial cartoons, Bill Schorr went on to create two more comic strips: The Grizzwells (1987–present) and Phoebe's Place (1990-1991).
Two Conrad book collections were published in 1985.
| Title | Cover | Publication Date | ISBN |
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| Conrad | June, 1985 | ISBN 0-671-50824-5 | |
| Short, Green and Conrad |
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December, 1985 | ISBN 0-671-50825-3 |
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| The Baltimore Sun Media Group |
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| Chicago Tribune Media Group |
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| Daily Press Media Group |
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| Hartford Courant Media |
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| Morning Call Media Group |
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| Orlando Sentinel Media Group |
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| Pilot Media |
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| Sun-Sentinel Media Group |
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| Spanfeller Media Group |
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"The Frog Prince" by the Brothers Grimm
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