'ALLEY OOP' BITES THE DUST.(LIFESTYLE) From: The Capital Times | Date: January 5, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Linda Brazill features editor

The first result of The Capital Times' recent comics survey can be seen in today's paper on Page 2B. The survey asked readers to "tell us the three comics you can't live without and the three that should be voted off the island."

We hoped the results would reveal clear preferences and they did. We also pointed ...

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