Doonesbury - Sunday July 23, 1978 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Mark: Mr. Breslin, pleaese. Voice: I'm sorry, sir. He's out checking on a freezing tenement building. Mark: In July? Voice: Well, he works pretty far in advance. Mark: We're back. I'm still talking to Jimmy Breslin, rough-and-tumble reporter for the New York "Daily News," and author of ".44," a novelization of the Son of Sam story. Jimmy, even now, the Son of Sam madness goes on. One victim speaks of wanting to "torture" Sam, while another's mother still gets all dolled up for court appearances and pours out her grief at press conferences. Haven't we all had enough? Breslin: Nah, I don't think so. That's why I wrote the novel. It tells the whole story, even though it's not the real story, which it can't be. Because it's fiction. Mark: Fascinating. Can you tell us a little bit about it. Breslin: Sure. The book centers around a tough, honest reporter, a hard-drinking Irishman widely regarded as a tireless champion of the "little people", especially those residing in Queens. Mark: Hmm... he sounds vaguley familiar, Jimmy... Breslin: Well, I wouldn't know about that. ".44"'s strictly fictional. Mark: I see. Well, I can't think of him, anyway. Breslin: Me, dummy! It's me! But it's a coincidence.

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