Sam And Silo
About Sam And Silo
Written and drawn by Jerry Dumas, Sam and Silo chronicles the comic misadventures of a small-town sheriff and his deputy.
Sam and Silo are characters in the classic mold. They donrsquot attempt to solve the secrets of the universe. They donrsquot have profound ideas about politics or the economy or the communications revolution. They just aim to brighten their allotted space in the newspaper each day with a laugh or chuckle.
There is much nostalgia in Sam and Silo, which made its newspaper debut in 1977. The backgrounds often show tree-shaded streets, the town hall and the courthouse, all beautifully drawn. The scenes depict a way of life that is warmly remembered by millions of city folk who grew up in places much like Upper Duckwater, the striprsquos setting.
Meet the Creator
Jerry Dumas
Dumas was born in 1930 and started drawing when he was 9 years old, continuing to cartoon when he was in high school in his native Detroit. I used to get on the bus and go into downtown Detroit and sell cartoons to Teen magazine for $2, he remembers. I really thought I had made […]
Characters
Mayor Abe McGuffey
While criminals in Upper Duckwater are few, Sam and Silo often have a nemesis in the town’s sole politician, Mayor McGuffey. Whether he’s seeing crime where there is none, ...
Rosie
This counterwoman at the local diner dispenses one-liners and lots of affection along with breakfast, lunch and dinner. If truth be told, she’s the real mother of Upper Duckwater...
Sam
Sam is the small-town sheriff of Upper Duckwater. The town is so small, in fact, that the entire police force is comprised of two people: Sam and Silo! When patrolling the shady and s...
Silo
Silo is Sam’s right-hand man in small-town law enforcement. Every comic strip needs two or three main characters, who can bounce ideas at each other; Blondie has Dagwood, Calvin had Ho...