the
lead character in a
comic strip of the same name which ran in the newspapers from 1919 to 1959 and characterized the
life and customs of a typical
seventeen-year-
old teenager, who lived with his parents. The
comic strip showed Harold going through
life, changing with the fashions and rapidly realizing the problems of adulthood. The strip appeared for 40 years, with the 1920s being its most popular
period. It ran in newspapers, was adapted to radio and was even made into a movie. In the 1950s, however, its popularity declined and in 1959 when Harold Teen's author, Carl
Ed, died so did Harold Teen.