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'''''Marvin''''' is a comic strip that started in 1982 and is drawn by Tom Armstrong. It centers on its titular baby, the redheaded Marvin, and his family, which includes parents Jeff and Jenny, grandparents Roy and Bea, and dogs Bitsy and Junior.
The latest strip (and ones up to 30 days earlier) can be found [http://www.nj.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=Marvin here].
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* [[Alliterative Family]]: Marvin, his cousin Megan, and his adopted cousin Ming Ming. Also, Jeff, Jenny, and her sister Janet.
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: An animated special, about 30 minutes long.
* [[Art Evolution]]: Compare the art from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160425151931/http://www.toonarific.com/pics_root//00002313/marvinbabyofyearlogo.jpg 1989 animated special] to [http://joshreads.com/images/11/06/i110613marvin.jpg a 2011 strip.]
* [[Author Appeal]]: For Tom Armstrong, contrasting a family of [[Mary Sue|Mary Sues]] with a family that's [[This Loser Is You|vastly inferior]] is comedy gold.
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Marvin, [http://joshreads.com/images/09/02/i090228marvin.jpg in this strip].
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** Jeff is incompetent at grilling.
** Marvin wakes his mom / dad up at 2 A.M. for milk. Sometimes this results in a snarky line from one of them.
* [[Shout
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: An arc in which Marvin dreamed of entering a world populated by stick figures was supposed to be this. However, the stick figures didn't look as thin or as crude as other peoples' do, which lessened the impact of the gags to a very huge degree.
* [[Thought Bubble Speech]]: Both babies and animals communicate in this manner.
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