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Alfred Harvey

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    (October 6, 1913-July 3, 1994)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Birth name is Alfred Petra Harvey Wienrnikoff
    Founder of Harvey World Famous Comics featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Sad Sack, Little Audrey and many others
    Developed comic book characters Little Dot and Richie Rich
    Developed War Victory Comics for the government during World War II

Why he might be annoying:

    His characters tend to have one-note obsessions. (Little Dot loves dots. Richie Rich loves money, Little Lotta loves food.....)
    His pocket-sized comic digests encouraged children to shoplift them.
    Harvey Comics never became critically acclaimed and was seen strictly as kid stuff.
    His characters promoted Hostess Twinkies and other unhealthy snacks.
    He deliberately avoided edgy material such as horror and focused on family-friendly fare.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became the youngest Eagle scout in the United States at 13.
    He graduated from high school at 15.
    He helped his family out during the Depression by drawing cartoons for ads.
    Little Audrey was one of the first comic book characters marketed to girls.
    When working as a scoutmaster, he learned sign language to communicate with a deaf boy scout.
    Critical acclaim or not, his characters were loved by children for decades.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying