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Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic—albeit stuffed—tiger.
The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century English political philosopher. The strip was […]
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David Adkins, better known by the stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing on several television series and starring in the family-friendly films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way.
Under the professional name Sinbad, he began his career appearing on Star […]
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Al Capp was an American cartoonist best known for the satiric comic strip, Li’l Abner. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie and Slats and Long Sam. He won the 1947 National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for the comic strip Li’l Abner, and their 1979 Elzie Segar Award posthumously.
Li’l Abner lasted until 1977, when Capp […]
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Giorgio Cavazzano is an Italian comic strip artist. He started his career at age 14, as an inker for Romano Scarpa. He made stories about Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck and others. Cavazzano’s work is known for combining the traditional rubbery appearance of Disney characters with realistic illustration of technological gadgets and […]
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Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulz’s death), continuing in reruns afterward. The strip is considered to be one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, with […]
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Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is a comic strip set in a United States Army military post, created by Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The strip also remains among the most popular comic strips today. Most of the humor revolves around the […]
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Mike Lynch Cartoons: 1977 NY Times: 25 Years of Mad Magazine UPDATED
From the July 31, 1977 New York Times: “THE ‘MAD’ GENERATION -
After 25 years of perpetuating humor in the jugular vein, the magazine that wised up millions of kids is still a crazy hit” by Tony Hiss (son of Alger) and Jeff Lewis.
Sazae-san, the Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa was first published in Hasegawa’s local paper, the Fukunichi Shimbun on April 22, 1946.
When the Asahi Shimbun wished to have Hasegawa draw the comic strip for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyushu to […]
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Ernest Wiseman OBE, better known by his stage name of Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.
Ernie started in show business with his father Harry in music hall. They appeared together under […]
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Hammond Edward “Ham” Fisher (September 24, 1900 - September 7, 1955) was an American comic strip writer. His most famous creation is Joe Palooka.
Ham Fisher started as a journalist during his teenage years. Later he became a salesman until he successfully launched Joe Palooka in New York in 1928. Searching for others to work on […]
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