Comic Strip Artists in American Newspapers 1945-1980

<p> Millions of Americans know and love Charlie Brown and Snoopy Blondie and Dagwood Doonesbury Li'l Abner Garfield Cathy Beetle Bailey and other such comic strip characters. Thanks to the cartoonists--the people who have brought and still bring these and other characters to life day after day in the newspapers--the characters have become an entertaining and important part of American culture.</p><p> Charles Schulz (<I>Peanuts</I>) Chic Young (<I>Blondie</I>) Gary Trudeau (<I>Doonesbury</I>) Al Capp (<I>Li'l Abner</I>) Jim Davis (<I>Garfield</I>) Cathy Guisewite (<I>Cathy</I>) Mort Walker (<I>Beetle Bailey</I>) Rudolph Dirks (<I>The Katzenjammer Kids</I>) Alex Raymond (<I>Rip Kirby</I>) Chester Gould (<I>Dick Tracy</I>) Frank King (<I>Gasoline Alley</I>) Cliff Sterrett (<I>Polly and Her Pals</I>) and other cartoonists whose comic strips appeared in American newspapers between 1945 to 1980 are featured in this work. The author provides a biographical sketch of each cartoonist with special attention given to the cartoonist's career and characters.</p>