This is one of the strips I followed virtually from the first time I came across it -- in The Pittsburgh Press, as it happens. I clipped and saved it for months, one aspect being that the story that was running when I found it was the brilliant competition between long-time amigos Gordo and Poet for the affections of waitress Rusty. You'll find the entire story in R.C. Harvey's wonderful Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola, along with a wealth of information about its creation.

Gus Arriola (1917-2008) had an impeccable sense of design and a great gift for storytelling and comedy, and Gordo began in 1941 and ended March 2, 1985. Here's a sampling from 1966, in which Gordo's Pepito has to contend with the wealthy Mary Frances, who has come to Mexico from Texas.