Wee Pals

== Characters ==

== Characters ==

* '''Nipper''' — An African-American boy who always wears a blue or grey American Civil War [[kepi]], and has a dog named [[General Robert E. Lee|General Lee]]. Turner based Nipper on himself as a child.<ref name=Ross>{{cite news | last=Ross|first= Martha| url = http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_25005288/morrie-turner-pioneering-wee-pals-cartoonist-dies-at | title=Morrie Turner: Pioneering 'Wee Pals' cartoonist, dies at 90 | work=[[Contra Costa Times]] | location = [[Contra Costa County, California]] | date= January 27, 2014| archive-date= March 6, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306041119/http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_25005288/morrie-turner-pioneering-wee-pals-cartoonist-dies-at|url-status=live}}</ref>

* '''Nipper''' — An [[African-American]] boy who always wears a blue or grey American Civil War [[kepi]], and has a dog named [[General Robert E. Lee|General Lee]]. Turner based Nipper on himself as a child.<ref name=Ross>{{cite news | last=Ross|first= Martha| url = http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_25005288/morrie-turner-pioneering-wee-pals-cartoonist-dies-at | title=Morrie Turner: Pioneering 'Wee Pals' cartoonist, dies at 90 | work=[[Contra Costa Times]] | location = [[Contra Costa County, California]] | date= January 27, 2014| archive-date= March 6, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306041119/http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_25005288/morrie-turner-pioneering-wee-pals-cartoonist-dies-at|url-status=live}}</ref>

* '''Ralph''' — A [[White American|white]] neighborhood bigot and ruffian.

* '''Ralph''' — A [[White American|white]] neighborhood bigot and ruffian.

* '''Connie''' — An athletic white girl who frequently clashes with Ralph over his [[misogyny]] and racism, despite that she herself expresses [[chauvanistic]] and [[misandrist]] views. She's an outspoken member of the neighborhood "Girls' Lib" organization (a play on the [[Women's liberation movement|Women's Liberation Movement]]).

* '''Connie''' — An athletic white girl who frequently clashes with Ralph over his [[misogyny]] and racism, despite that she herself expresses [[chauvanistic]] and [[misandrist]] views. She's an outspoken member of the neighborhood "Girls' Lib" organization (a play on the [[Women's liberation movement|Women's Liberation Movement]]).

* '''Sybil''' — African-American girl who is also in the Girls' Lib organization. She is a very nice and respectful young girl who has a very good relationship with Connie.

* '''Sybil''' — African-American girl who is also in the Girls' Lib organization. She is a very nice and respectful young girl who has a very good relationship with Connie.

* '''Oliver''' — A chubby, bookish white boy with glasses.

* '''Oliver''' — A chubby, bookish white boy with glasses.

* '''Diz''' — An [[African-American]] boy who's never without his sunglasses and [[beret]]. He plays trumpet like his namesake [[Dizzy Gillespie]] and often narrates the "Funky Fables" strips.

* '''Diz''' — An African-American boy who's never without his sunglasses and [[beret]]. He plays trumpet like his namesake [[Dizzy Gillespie]] and often narrates the "Funky Fables" strips.

* '''Charlotte''' — A white bespectacled girl who uses a wheelchair. She has a pet parrot named Polly Esther.

* '''Charlotte''' — A white bespectacled girl who uses a wheelchair. She has a pet parrot named Polly Esther.

* '''Randy''' ([[African-American]]) The second in command of the Rainbow Club who is very good friends with Oliver. He also has a one-sided friendship with Ralph.

* '''Randy''' — (African-American) The second in command of the Rainbow Club who is very good friends with Oliver. He also has a one-sided friendship with Ralph.

* '''Pablo''' ([[Chicano]]/[[Mexican-American]]) A happy carefree young boy who is very good friends with Randy and Jerry. He is often shown to be the [[pacifist]] of the group.

* '''Pablo''' — ([[Chicano]]/[[Mexican-American]]) A happy carefree young boy who is very good friends with Randy and Jerry. He is often shown to be the [[pacifist]] of the group.

* '''Mikki''' (African-American; about four years old) A young girl who has a very big imagination. She is mainly seen with Jerry and Trinh.

* '''Mikki''' — (African-American; about four years old) A young girl who has a very big imagination. She is mainly seen with Jerry and Trinh.

* '''Rocky''' ([[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]) A respectful kind young boy who is very proud of his racial background. He is good friends with Randy and Nipper.

* '''Rocky''' — ([[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]) A respectful kind young boy who is very proud of his racial background. He is good friends with Randy and Nipper.

* '''George''' ([[Asian-American]] of [[Chinese American|Chinese origin]]) A quiet young boy with a vivid imagination who often discusses [[Chinese folklore|Chinese parables]]. He has a good relationship with Oliver, Nipper, and Jerry.

* '''George''' — ([[Asian-American]] of [[Chinese American|Chinese origin]]) A quiet young boy with a vivid imagination who often discusses [[Chinese folklore|Chinese parables]]. He has a good relationship with Oliver, Nipper, and Jerry.

* '''Jerry''' ([[Jewish]]) An upbeat, happy, loyal young man with a very big heart. He is very good friends with Nipper, Oliver, Diz, Randy and Trinh. It's shown that he might have feelings for Sybil.

* '''Jerry''' — ([[Jewish]]) An upbeat, happy, loyal young man with a very big heart. He is very good friends with Nipper, Oliver, Diz, Randy and Trinh. It's shown that he might have feelings for Sybil.

* '''Trinh''' ([[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]]) A kind-hearted little boy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/weepals/2021/03/22?ct=v&cti=76520&comments=visible |title=Wee Pals by Morrie Turner for March 22, 2021 |publisher=GoComics |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref> who is very good friends with Mikki.

* '''Trinh''' — ([[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]]) A kind-hearted little boy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/weepals/2021/03/22?ct=v&cti=76520&comments=visible |title=Wee Pals by Morrie Turner for March 22, 2021 |publisher=GoComics |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref> who is very good friends with Mikki.

* '''Sally''' (ethnicity unstated, but [[deaf-mute]]) A respectful young girl with a very kind heart. She appears in the later strips in the series.

* '''Sally''' — (ethnicity unstated, but [[deaf-mute]]) A respectful young girl with a very kind heart. She appears in the later strips in the series.

* '''Wellington''' (ethnicity unstated, dark hair covering eyes) A hip young boy who is mainly shown with Diz. It is shown in an earlier strip that he wears glasses underneath his bangs.

* '''Wellington''' — (ethnicity unstated, dark hair covering eyes) A hip young boy who is mainly shown with Diz. It is shown in an earlier strip that he wears glasses underneath his bangs.

== ''Wee Pals'' bibliography ==

== ''Wee Pals'' bibliography ==