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![Tom Heintjes on Twitter: "Today in Comics History: In “Doonesbury,” Uncle Duke—Garry Trudeau's take on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson—first appeared on July 8, 1974. His debut: https://t.co/Qr6Rc84YFD" / Twitter Tom Heintjes on Twitter: "Today in Comics History: In “Doonesbury,” Uncle Duke—Garry Trudeau's take on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson—first appeared on July 8, 1974. His debut: https://t.co/Qr6Rc84YFD" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5xq5BoWEAE2Fql.jpg)
Tom Heintjes on Twitter: "Today in Comics History: In “Doonesbury,” Uncle Duke—Garry Trudeau's take on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson—first appeared on July 8, 1974. His debut: https://t.co/Qr6Rc84YFD" / Twitter
![Hunter S. Thompson Hated Getting Caricatured as "Uncle Duke" in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury: 'If I Ever Catch That Little Bastard, I'll Tear His Lungs Out' | Open Culture Hunter S. Thompson Hated Getting Caricatured as "Uncle Duke" in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury: 'If I Ever Catch That Little Bastard, I'll Tear His Lungs Out' | Open Culture](https://cdn8.openculture.com/2018/09/10230329/PC-14-Doonesburys-Uncle-Duke-action-figure.jpg)
Hunter S. Thompson Hated Getting Caricatured as "Uncle Duke" in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury: 'If I Ever Catch That Little Bastard, I'll Tear His Lungs Out' | Open Culture
![TRUDEAU, GARRY - Doonesbury 1977 daily, Duke and Honey, in Stephen Donnelly's _COMIC STRIP ART - For Super trade or cash offers ONLY!* Comic Art Gallery Room TRUDEAU, GARRY - Doonesbury 1977 daily, Duke and Honey, in Stephen Donnelly's _COMIC STRIP ART - For Super trade or cash offers ONLY!* Comic Art Gallery Room](https://cafans.b-cdn.net/images/Category_3563/subcat_127817/Doone1977daily.jpg)