'Beetle Bailey' Comic Strip Creator Mort Walker Dies at 94

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Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 1536 Credit: 638,587 RAC: 326	Message 1915552 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 7:07:08 UTC 'Beetle Bailey' Comic Strip Creator Mort Walker Dies at 94 Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, has died. The cartoonist was 94 years old. Walker died on January 27th at home in Stamford, Connecticut from pneumonia. His death was confirmed by Bill Morrison, the president of the National Cartoonists Society. Walker created Beetle Bailey in 1950. Walker drew the comic strip, a staple of newspaper comics sections, for 70 years, the longest run on a comic strip for any American artist in history. http://comicskingdom.com/beetle-bailey-1 ID: 1915552 ·
Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 12710 Credit: 44,545,708 RAC: 41,354	Message 1915557 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 8:25:24 UTC - in response to Message 1915552.   R.I.P. ET Phone Home ID: 1915557 ·
TimeLord04 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 19220 Credit: 12,376,430 RAC: 9,595	Message 1915583 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 14:47:24 UTC R.I.P. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos ID: 1915583 ·
Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 21364 Credit: 39,575,671 RAC: 4,940	Message 1915584 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 14:55:00 UTC ID: 1915584 ·
kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 50123 Credit: 944,252,377 RAC: 235,991	Message 1915597 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 16:38:06 UTC Rest in Peace, dear Mort. Rest assured that your memory shall live on forever in the characters that you created, bringing smiles to so many. Happy is the person who shares their life with a cat. (Or two or three or........) =^.^= Have made friends here. Most were cats. ID: 1915597 ·
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 3089 Credit: 20,627 RAC: 32	Message 1915600 - Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 17:05:01 UTC Last modified: 28 Jan 2018, 17:07:07 UTC Thats sad. I have enjoyed many of his comic strips and books. In Sweden “Beetle Bailey” is known as “Knasen” . It enjoyed huge popularity. Walker is famous for creating the cartoon character "Knasen", but also the series "Familjen Flax" (Hi and Lois) and "Sam & Soli". ID: 1915600 ·

 
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