Editing Gasoline Alley (comic strip) (section)

==21st century ==
The strip is still published in newspapers in the 21st century. Walt Wallet is now well over a century old (124, as of February 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocomics.com/gasolinealley/2014/01/05|title=Gasoline Alley strip|website=Gocomics.com|date=2014-01-05|access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>), while Skeezix has become a [[centenarian]]. Walt's wife Phyllis, age an estimated 105, died in the April 26, 2004, strip; Walt was left a widower after nearly eight decades of marriage. Walt Wallet appeared as a guest at [[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie and Dagwood]]'s anniversary party, and on ''Gasoline Alley'''s 90th anniversary, ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'', ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', ''[[Dennis the Menace (U.S.)|Dennis the Menace]]'', and ''[[Barney Google and Snuffy Smith|Snuffy Smith]]'' each acknowledged the ''Gasoline Alley'' anniversary in their dialogue. ''Snuffy Smith'' presented a character crossover with Walt in the doorway of Snuffy's house where he was being welcomed and invited in by Snuffy.<ref name=alan/> In May 2013 at the cartoon retirement home, Walt is at a dinner when Maggie's (of ''[[Bringing Up Father]]'') pearl brooch is stolen; [[Fearless Fosdick]] is his usual incompetent self trying to catch the thief; cameos include such "retired" comics characters as [[Lil' Abner]]; [[Smokey Stover]] and [[Pogo (comic strip)|Pogo and Albert]]. Even the  active cartoon character [[Rex Morgan, M.D.]], appears.