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Wayne Horne – RIP

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D. D. Degg December 22, 2024 1 minute 0 comments

Gag cartoonist Wayne Horne has passed away.

From the obituary:

Wayne Laverne Horne, a talented artist, cartoonist, and graphic designer, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 97. Born on September 29, 1927, in Omaha, Nebraska, Wayne lived a life rich with creativity, adventure, and love.

After serving in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, Wayne attended the Kansas City Art Institute. His artistic talents flourished throughout his lifetime as he pursued a career that combined his passion for art with his professional endeavors. Even in his later years, Wayne remained dedicated to his craft, drawing cartoons until the very end and creating one final Christmas card just days before his passing.

In the Gals and Gags book collection of Horne’s cartoons his son Marc says Wayne’s career as a cartoonist lasted from 1957 to 1978 when the magazines he sold to started fading from the newsstands. Those magazines included Charlton Publications‘ Cartoon Spice, 150 New Cartoons, and Cartoon Carnival. He also sold his girlie cartoons to Sex to Sexty and the local Phoenix edition of the adult entertainment underground newspaper The Bachelor’s Beat.

A few years ago we welcomed Wayne to our Senior Strippers club.