Author Archives: R.C. Harvey

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith: Billy DeBeck, Fred Lasswell, and John Rose

BY R.C. Harvey Feb 23, 2012 7 Comments

A legacy comic born out of a rollicking time and steered by three artists over many decades. Continue reading →

 

One Good Apple Proves a Barrel’s Worth

BY R.C. Harvey Jan 30, 2012 11 Comments

Untangling the surprisingly confused origins of Mary Worth. Continue reading →

 

At Swords’ Point: Humor As Weapon

BY R.C. Harvey Dec 19, 2011 8 Comments

The Life and Ordeals of a Woman Cartoonist.
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A Ringmaster Dies: Bil Keane, 1922-2011

BY R.C. Harvey Nov 16, 2011 9 Comments

Remembering the man and his life’s work. Continue reading →

 

Jud Hurd and Cartoonist PROfiles

BY R.C. Harvey Oct 21, 2011 5 Comments

A remembrance of the late, great comic strip gadfly, Jud Hurd. Continue reading →

 

Max Eastman, The Masses and the Invention of the Modern Gag Cartoon

BY R.C. Harvey Sep 19, 2011 5 Comments

A Lost Moment in the History of Cartooning Continue reading →

 

Forty and Counting: Bill Griffith’s Zippy

BY R.C. Harvey Aug 29, 2011 3 Comments

Zippy, the character, not the comic strip, passed the forty-year milestone late last year. Continue reading →

 

John Goldwater, the Comics Code Authority, and Archie

BY R.C. Harvey Jul 28, 2011 6 Comments

How a Poor Orphan Boy Invented One but Not the Other.
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