A Kansas City teenager's doodle of a lazy Army private who'd rather nap than salute is still appearing in the funny pages 75 years later. Why it matters: "Beetle Bailey," created by Mort Walker in ...
When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army ...
Mort Walker, the creator of “Beetle Bailey,” a comic strip about an Army private who malingered his way through seven decades at Camp Swampy to the consternation of his commanding officers and the ...