Napoleon and Uncle Elby

Napoleon and Uncle Elby
Clifford McBride's Napoleon
Author(s)Clifford McBride (1932–1951)
Margot Fischer McBride (1951–1961)
Illustrator(s)Roger Armstrong (1950–1953, 1958–1960), Joseph Messerli (1953-1956), Ed Nofziger (1956-1958)
Current status/scheduleDaily and Sunday; concluded
Launch dateJune 6, 1932
End date1960
Alternate name(s)Napoleon
Syndicate(s)Lafave Newspaper Features (1932–1952)
Mirror Enterprises Syndicate (1952–1961)
Genre(s)Humor

Napoleon and Uncle Elby was a popular syndicated newspaper comic strip created by Clifford McBride, which launched on June 6, 1932. Over a span of 29 years it was distributed to both American and foreign newspapers. By the mid-1940s, the strip was carried by 80 newspapers.