The San Francisco Examiner
For 35 years starting in 1965, the "San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner" operated under a Joint Operating Agreement whereby the "Chronicle" published a morning paper and the "Examiner" published in the afternoon. The "Examiner" published the Sunday paper's news sections and glossy magazine, and the "Chronicle" contributed the features. Circulation was approximately 100,000 on weekdays and 500,000 on Sundays. By 1995, discussion was already brewing in print media about the possible shuttering of the "Examiner" due to low circulation and an extremely disadvantageous revenue sharing agreement for the "Chronicle".
Chronicle Features
The Chronicle Features Syndicate was formed in 1962 to syndicate the "San Francisco Chronicle"'s star columnists. Chronicle Features' first comic strips were Dan O'Neill's "Odd Bodkins" and Bill Weber's "Doctor Funshine", both launched in 1963. "Doctor Funshine" lasted four years, but O'Neill's more successful "Odd Bodkins" had a tumultuous end in 1970 that coincided with O'Neill's activities with the underground comix group the Air Pirates.