Mopsy by Gladys Parker Vol. 1 No. 1 1948 comic strip. Mopsy was a comic strip created in 1939. The strip had a long run over three decades. Parker modeled the character of Mopsy after herself. In 1946, she recalled, "I got the idea for Mopsy when the cartoonist Rube Goldberg said my hair looked like a mop. That was several years ago, and she has been my main interest ever since." Bibliographical Note: This is a republication of "Mopsy" by Gladys Parker originally published by St. John Publishing Co., 1948.