| Sumario: | A study was conducted to examine the changing culture of fatherhood in comic-strip families. Data were gathered from a content analysis of 490 Father's Day and Mother's Day comic strips published between 1940 and 1999. The results indicate that the culture of fatherhood has fluctuated since World War II. It was found that fathers were frequently portrayed as incompetent in the late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1960s but that these portrayals were rarer in the late 1950s, early and late 1970s, early 1980s, and early 1990s. Fathers who were mocked were particularly prevalent in the early and late 1960s and early 1980s but were less common in the late 1940s, early and late 1950s, and early and late 1970s. In addition, fathers who were depicted as being nurturing and supportive toward children were most evident in the late 1940s, early 1950s, and early and late 1990s.
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