Posted on: October 11, 2020

Famed cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller was struggling until he took over Larry Whittington’s Fritzi Ritz in 1925. That led to a comfortable living, made much more comfortable when he introduced Nancy to the world in 1933. If any comic is mentioned about Ernie’s pre-Fritzi career it his Mac the Manager. But there were a few other […]

As reported elsewhere here, Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the month. And, as this 1987 cartoon — scanned from a clipped, yellowed copy — indicates, I’ve been a Tom Toles fan for a long time. Back in them thar days, I was 37, with kids about […]