Extra-special Happy Valentine's Post from UPS editors and creators!!!

I'm not one to throw around exclamation marks lightly, but Valentine's Day is a special event in the world of syndicated comics. Our archives contain literally hundreds of Valentine's-related strips. If you include "Cathy," the number gets closer to a thousand. I dug through a few and found some favorites to share with you all today. 

We'll start off with the queen of Valentine's Day fretting herself, Cathy

I can actually relate to this. Last week I went to CVS and bought a box of Valentines Nerds with individual Valentine's cards inside (the purple ones say "Love the NERD you're with!" and the red ones say "Here's Lookin' at You, NERD!"). A perfectly sweet and normal thing to do. Except that so far I've eaten half the set and not given away a single box or card. I probably have been much more generous if it wasn't so hard to cut out the slot and insert the candy box into the card. Maybe next year. 

In addition to the Valentine-To-Self, there's also the Quasi-Hostile Valentine, an art perfected by Calvin and Susie. 

And another nice example, from that old smoothy, the General...

Whatever you do, make sure to leave the Latino Cupid out of the equation, no matter how money a line "You look like a million pesos" might be.

And if you feel a coughing attack coming on, make sure to seek treatment immediately lest you suffer from one of the worst health conditions the holiday ever produced, Luminosus Pulmonarius (known to the layman as "the glitterlung")

I tend to disagree with the exclusion of "Pro Wrestling Tickets" in this Close to Home classic... 

I mean, really, what better way to commemorate an affair of the heart than by watching two greased-up men have it out on a gym mat, surrounded by hundreds of other amped-up men and women in sweat pants? The flashing of bulbs, the baying of the announcer, the sumptuous scents of popcorn and sweat... (Okay, I apologize. This blog post is getting a bit too personal!)

I'd like to end with a nice Valentine's strip from Heart of the City. 

Dean gets bagged on pretty bad here, but I think it's a sweet strip. And there's a good reminder in here never to forget your mother (or child) on Valentine's Day. Even if you're the type that writes off Valentine's Day as a Hallmark-backed conspiracy to sell cards and promote outdated forms of chivalry, try explaining that to your mom when both you and all of your siblings forget to give her a card or phone call on February 14. Actually, don't try explaining it. Just send a card or call. It's much better that way...trust me. 

Happy V-Day from those of us at Universal Press, and good luck this weekend. 

- LW

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