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Walker was born in El Dorado, Kansas, as the third of four children in the family.His siblings were Peggy W. Harman (1915–2012), Robin Ellis Walker (1918–2013) and Marilou W. White (1927–2021). [1]
According to Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook, Walker based the chaplain on Irish actor Barry Fitzgerald's priest character from Going My Way (1944). He often tries to get Sarge to not beat up Beetle or the men but his efforts either backfire or are futile. Martha [Knips] Halftrack—the General's formidable, domineering wife. She is 70 years ...
The Lexicon of Comicana is a 1980 book by the American cartoonist Mort Walker.It was intended as a tongue-in-cheek look at the devices used by comics cartoonists.In it, Walker invented an international set of symbols called symbolia after researching cartoons around the world (described by the term comicana).
Boner's Ark is an American comic strip created by Mort Walker, also the creator of Beetle Bailey. Walker debuted the strip under the pseudonym "Addison" on March 11, 1968. [1] The title is a reference to Noah's Ark of Abrahamic religions. Designed and written by Mort Walker, Boner's Ark first appeared on March 11, 1968. The series ran until May ...
Ron Goulart praised Dik Browne's artwork for the strip, stating "Browne made Hi and Lois one of the most visually interesting strips on the comics page." [1] In an article for Entertainment Weekly reviewing then-current comic strips, Ken Tucker gave Hi and Lois a B+ rating, and added that it had the "gentlest humor" of all the Mort Walker comic strips.
Sam's Strip was a humorous comic strip created and produced by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas. It was distributed by King Features Syndicate from October 2, 1961 to June 1, 1963. [1] The series depended heavily on metahumor and appearances by famous comic-strip characters.
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Sam and Silo is an American comic strip created by Mort Walker (creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois) and Jerry Dumas, which began on April 18, 1977. [1] The series is a "continuation" or a spin-off of Sam's Strip (1961-1963), as it uses the same characters. Dumas was solely responsible for the strip from 1995 and drew it until his death in ...