SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS
Hollywood has made quite a success with movies taken from comic books. Batman, Superman, Iron Man, X-Men. But with movies made from the newspaper comic strips- not so much. Still, there are a few bright spots in a limited category.
The top of the line, for me, is Annie (1982), the movie from the Broadway musical about Little Orphan Annie. Aileen Quinn is the comely orphan, Albert Finney megarich Daddy Warbucks, and Sandy as Sandy. Carol Burnett just about steals the film as Miss Hannigan, the put-upon matron of the orphanage. The songs are quite wonderful. 
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) is faithful to the beloved comic strip. There are several equally good made-for-TV films about the erstwhile hero, one for Christmas, one for Easter, one for Valentines, etc. There something about the round-headed kid that we all identify with. I love the gimmick that when an adult talks, all you hear is “wack wack wack wack” which is what most kids hear. 
Dick Tracy (1990) is Warren Beatty’s baby. He stars as the square-jawed detective and he directed the movie. The Fisher-Price technicolor sets and costumes are eye-popping. Lots of Beatty’s good friends show up: Al Pacino, Madonna, Eliot Gould, Mandy Patinkin, and Charles Durning to name a few. Not much of a plot, but quite a visual treat. 
Younger readers won’t even remember the L’il Abner strip, as creator Al Capp has been dead for many years. But the 1959 film is a pretty fair rendering of the denizens of Dogpatch. Peter Palmer (who?) is the title character, with various little-known actors as Daisy Mae, Marryin’ Sam, Mammy and Pappy Yokum, etc. 
Over The Hedge (2006) is a faithful rendering of the cute comic strip about woodland creatures learning to live with suburban humans and to love all things Twinky. Dennis the Menace (1993) just doesn’t make it on the screen. The strip is still around, and Dennis is still five years old after a half-century. Walter Matthau soldiers on as the acerbic Mr. Wilson, but Mason Gamble is simply annoying as a way-too-old Dennis. The 1969 version with Jay North as Dennis is no better. 
There are two Garfield movies (2004 and 2006) and both are really bad. The wise-cracking cat is merely a mean-spirited pest in these movies.  
I’ve saved the worst for last. Popeye (1980) is simply dreadful. Robin Williams as the spinach-loving sailor and Shelly Duvall as his true love Olive Oyl are completely wasted in this dreary slog. 
All of the movies in this article are available on DVD. All are fine for all ages.