Comic Strip Artists in American Newspapers, 1945-1980

Moira Davison Reynolds

McFarland, Oct 2, 2015 - Literary Criticism - 202 pages

Millions of Americans know and love Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Blondie and Dagwood, Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Garfield, Cathy, Beetle Bailey and other such comic strip characters. Thanks to the cartoonists--the people who have brought and still bring these and other characters to life day after day in the newspapers--the characters have become an entertaining and important part of American culture.

Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Chic Young (Blondie), Gary Trudeau (Doonesbury), Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Jim Davis (Garfield), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Rudolph Dirks (The Katzenjammer Kids), Alex Raymond (Rip Kirby), Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Frank King (Gasoline Alley), Cliff Sterrett (Polly and Her Pals), and other cartoonists whose comic strips appeared in American newspapers between 1945 to 1980 are featured in this work. The author provides a biographical sketch of each cartoonist, with special attention given to the cartoonist's career and characters.

Contents

• Preface and Acknowledgments: 1
• Introduction: 3
• Jimmy Swinnerton: 7
• Rudolph Dirks: 9
• Frank King: 13
• Cliff Sterrett: 16
• George McManus: 19
• Bud Fisher: 23
• H T Webster: 27
• Russ Westover: 30
• Mike Branner: 32
• J R Williams: 34
• Billy DeBeck: 36
• Hal Foster: 41
• Edwina Dumm: 44
• Frank Willard: 47
• Harold Gray: 50
• E C Segar: 53
• Lank Leonard: 56
• Abe Martin: 58
• Jimmy Hatlo: 60
• Allen Saunders: 62
• Harry Haenigsen: 65
• Chester Gould: 67
• Walter Berndt: 70
• Vince Hamlin: 72
• Chic Young: 75
• Clifford McBride: 78
• Roy Crane: 80
• Walt Disney: 84
• Ham Fisher: 87
• Ed Dodd: 89
• Fred Harman: 91
• Bill Holman: 93
• Marjorie Henderson Buell: 95
• Ernie Bushmiller: 97
• Dale Messick: 100
• Zack Mosley: 103
• Milton Caniff: 105
• Al Capp: 108
• Alex Raymond: 111
• Gladys Parker: 113
• Walter Kelly: 115
• Shuster and Siegel: 119
• Ray Gotto: 122
• Vip Partch: 124
• Gus Arriola: 126
• Dik Browne: 129
• Frank Robbins: 132
• Bud Blake: 135
• Ted Shearer: 137
• Dick Wingert: 139
• Hank Ketcham: 141
• Art Sansom: 144
• Jack Kent: 146
• Charles Schulz: 149
• Mort Walker: 157
• Morrie Turner: 161
• Leonard Starr: 163
• Mel Lazarus: 165
• Tom Wilson: 170
• Jim Davis: 172
• Jeff MacNelly: 175
• Garry Trudeau: 178
• Cathy Guisewite: 180
• Afterthoughts: 183
• Bibliography: 187
• Index: 191

About the author

The late Moira Davison Reynolds, a retired biochemist, wrote about women who made significant contributions to United States culture, including several books about activists, artists, authors and scientists. She lived in Marquette, Michigan.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Comic Strip Artists in American Newspapers, 1945-1980
• Author: Moira Davison Reynolds
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McFarland, 2015
• ISBN: 0786481501, 9780786481507
• Length: 202 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; Literary Criticism / Comics & Graphic Novels