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For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse (FBorFW) is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that began in September 1979.
Set in the fictitious Toronto-area suburban town of Millborough, Ontario, the strip chronicles the lives of a Canadian family and their friends. The father, John Patterson, is a dentist whose hobby is model railroading; he appears less often than the mother, Elly, a housewife turned book store owner. The Pattersons have three children: Michael, Elizabeth, and April. Michael is married to Deanna, Elizabeth teaches on a First Nations reserve, and April is in high school. The strip also features Elly's father, Jim Richards, and his second wife, Iris.
Unusually for comic strips, the characters age. The strip may be unique in that this occurs in real time, and fans have been known to express surprise and dismay at passing time in the story (e.g., "Michael is married?! He can't be that old!"). The closest comparisons to the strip are Gasoline Alley and Baby Blues, both of which feature character who age progressively, slower than real time.
The comic's characters were based upon Lynn Johnston's real family. However, the characters are substantially different from her real family. When her children were younger, she asked their permission before depicting events from their lives; and she only once used a "serious" story from their lives.

For Better or For Worse Merchandise

Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better And Worse Than Pumpkins: Nothing Is Better And Worse Than Pumpkins
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$12.00 USD
If This Is A Lecture, How Long Will It Be ?; A For Better or For Worse Collection
If This Is A Lecture, How Long Will It Be ?; A For Better or For Worse Collection
$8.21 USD
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
$8.99 USD
Wags And Kisses Fbfw; A For Better of For Worse Little Book
Wags And Kisses Fbfw; A For Better of For Worse Little Book
$4.46 USD
It'S The Thought That Counts; A For Better or For Worse Fifteenth Anniversary Collection
It'S The Thought That Counts; A For Better or For Worse Fifteenth Anniversary Collection
$9.71 USD
Sunshine and Shadow; A For Better or For Worse Collection
Sunshine and Shadow; A For Better or For Worse Collection
$8.21 USD

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