Alley Oop
Alley Oop was a character created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin.
He was a sturdy citizen of the prehistoric kingdom of Moo who rode a dinosaur, carried a stone axe, dressed in nothing but a pair of fur shorts, and obviously would rather fight dinosaurs in the jungle than deal with his fellow countrymen in Moo's capital (and only) cave-town.
In spite of these exotic settings, the stories were mostly satires of American suburban life, directed to an adult public. The first stories centered on his dealings with his fellow cavemen -- his friend Foozy and his girlfriend Ooola, Moo's King Guz and Queen Oompah, the King's Grand Wizer, and assorted citizens -- and occasional skirmishes with the rival kingdom of Lem. (The names Moo and Lem are probably references to the fabled lost continents of Mu and Lemuria.)
In later stories he was taken to the 20th century by a time machine, built by Dr. Wonmug and his colleague/assistant G. Oscar Boom. Alley Oop was hardly upset by the move, and became a sort of "test pilot" for Dr. Wonmug. As such he was sent on expeditions to various periods and places in history, such as Ancient Egypt, Arthurian England and the American Old West.
The syndicated cartoon strip by the same name was first published on December 5, 1932. Starting 1967, the strip was taken over by Hamlin's assistant Dave Graue, then by Jack Bender in 1991, who was later joined by his wife
