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Mort Walker

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Artist

The Resume

    (September 3, 1923-January 27, 2018)
    Creator of the comic strip 'Beetle Baily' (September 3, 1950- )
    Artist of the strip 'Hi and Lois' (1954- )
    Founder of the International Museum of Cartoon Art (1974)
    Won a Reuben Award for cartooning excellence

Why he might be annoying:

    His first 200 comic strips were rejected from 1948 to 1950.
    He supervised several unsuccessful attempts to turn 'Beetle Baily' into a TV series.
    He has his own website, where he sells autographs for about $20 each.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has a good sense of humor.
    He was drafted into and fought in World War II (1943-1945).
    He had 'Beetle Baily' be the first major comic strip to incorporate a black character into a white cast.
    He is one of the most popular and successful cartoonists in history.

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 142 Votes: 54.23% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 530 Votes: 62.26% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 87 Votes: 54.02% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 43.80% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 207 Votes: 45.89% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 135 Votes: 36.30% Annoying