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Born on the shortest day of '47 in southern CA. At six I moved east to B’klyn. Grew up reading comics in NY papers (Journal American/World Journal Tribune; Daily News & Mirror on Sundays). In my 20's I created and drew a comic strip to submit to several syndicates. It was (perhaps wisely) rejected by all the reputable ones. Unique back then, now it would be described as similar to “Eek!” Worked as a High School teacher of Speech & Theater until "excessed" after a few years. Then joined a multinational accounting/consulting firm and eventually created their first in-house Graphics Department. After 32 years I was offered a retirement package I couldn't refuse. My wife retired at about the same time and we happily spent our free time with friends and family, going to a lot of plays and musicals, visiting museums, and traveling around the country and the world. And then came COVID-19. And I discovered GoComics (and a love of limericks).

Comics I Follow

Jane's World

Jane's World

By Paige Braddock
That is Priceless

That is Priceless

By Steve Melcher
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Bozo

Bozo

By Foxo Reardon
Basic Instructions

Basic Instructions

By Scott Meyer
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Liberty Meadows

Liberty Meadows

By Frank Cho
Scary Gary

Scary Gary

By Mark Buford
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller
Origins of the Sunday Comics

Origins of the Sunday Comics

By Peter Maresca
Little Nemo

Little Nemo

By Winsor McCay
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

By Gustave Verbeek
Mutt & Jeff

Mutt & Jeff

By Bud Fisher
Skippy

Skippy

By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics

Nancy Classics

By Ernie Bushmiller
Back to B.C.

Back to B.C.

By Johnny Hart
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Wizard of Id Classics

Wizard of Id Classics

By Parker and Hart
Pibgorn

Pibgorn

By Brooke McEldowney
Big Nate

Big Nate

By Lincoln Peirce
Lio

Lio

By Mark Tatulli
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Shelley Pleger
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Rose is Rose

Rose is Rose

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady
Cathy Commiserations

Cathy Commiserations

By Cathy Guisewite
The Martian Confederacy

The Martian Confederacy

By Paige Braddock and Jason McNamara
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Eek!

Eek!

By Scott Nickel
Tom the Dancing Bug

Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix

Super-Fun-Pak Comix

By Ruben Bolling
Lay Lines

Lay Lines

By Carol Lay
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Wondermark

Wondermark

By David Malki
Deep Dark Fears

Deep Dark Fears

By Fran Krause
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Kliban

Kliban

By B. Kliban
Kliban's Cats

Kliban's Cats

By B. Kliban
Last Kiss

Last Kiss

By John Lustig
The Daily Drawing

The Daily Drawing

By Lorie Ransom
F Minus

F Minus

By Tony Carrillo
Free Range

Free Range

By Bill Whitehead
Junk Drawer

Junk Drawer

By Ellis Rosen
The K Chronicles

The K Chronicles

By Keith Knight
The Knight Life

The Knight Life

By Keith Knight
Mannequin on the Moon

Mannequin on the Moon

By Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra
Medium Large

Medium Large

By Francesco Marciuliano
Unstrange Phenomena

Unstrange Phenomena

By Ed Allison
Warped

Warped

By Michael Cavna
Two Party Opera

Two Party Opera

By Brian Carroll
Jen Sorensen

Jen Sorensen

Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz

Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson

Robert Ariail

Robert Ariail

Clay Bennett

Clay Bennett

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson

Steve Benson

Steve Benson

Chip Bok

Chip Bok

Chris Britt

Chris Britt

Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell

Jeff Danziger

Jeff Danziger

Matt Davies

Matt Davies

John Deering

John Deering

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

By Al Goodwyn
Bob Gorrell

Bob Gorrell

Walt Handelsman

Walt Handelsman

Phil Hands

Phil Hands

Joe Heller

Joe Heller

Clay Jones

Clay Jones

Kevin Kallaugher

Kevin Kallaugher

By KAL
Steve Kelley

Steve Kelley

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

By Kevin Necessary
Mike Lester

Mike Lester

Mike Luckovich

Mike Luckovich

Gary Markstein

Gary Markstein

M2Bulls

M2Bulls

By Marty Two Bulls Sr.
Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Jack Ohman

Jack Ohman

Henry Payne

Henry Payne

Joel Pett

Joel Pett

Ted Rall

Ted Rall

Michael Ramirez

Michael Ramirez

Marshall Ramsey

Marshall Ramsey

Rob Rogers

Rob Rogers

Drew Sheneman

Drew Sheneman

Jeff Stahler

Jeff Stahler

Scott Stantis

Scott Stantis

Dana Summers

Dana Summers

Matt Wuerker

Matt Wuerker

ViewsAmerica

ViewsAmerica

By Cartoon Movement-US
Views of the World

Views of the World

By Cartoon Movement-US
Truth Facts

Truth Facts

By Wulff & Morgenthaler

Recent Comments

  1. about 10 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// By the way, I do not say enough

    just how much I like Steve Melcher’s stuff.

    I just think of my rhymes

    and don’t cite all the times

    his great jokes make me smile— humor’s tough!

    /// Yet he brings us laughs day after day,

    and provides us the forum to say,

    each in his or her voice,

    riffs on Steve’s latest choice—

    a Masterpiece, sometimes risqué.

  2. about 11 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// He is one of those odd hodgepodge sights

    where each disparate feature unites:

    Zappa’s face, Groucho’s hair,

    and red shorts one would wear

    dressed as Superman, over blue tights.

  3. about 11 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Painted back in eighteen eighty-five,

    when Frank Zappa was not yet alive,

    the male model cavorts

    in his skintight red shorts,

    but from what does that hairstyle derive?

  4. about 11 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Here’s a Semi-nude Male, (no I.D.).

    Is he padding his briefs? It could be.

    A Case Study is shown

    of a face we have known.

    Looks like Zappa, without his goatee.

  5. about 18 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// She’s a widow who winnows. We know

    that she can’t when the wind starts to blow.

    For the slightest small gust

    scatters grain in the dust,

    (which can only be gleaned by a crow).

  6. about 19 hours ago on That is Priceless

    One man’s “truth” is another’s “alternate flax.”

  7. about 19 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// The girl winnowed the wheat from the chaff

    to get grain on the Preacher’s behalf.

    He repaid with some lovin’

    and a bun in her oven.

    Now the Devil has had the last laugh.

  8. about 19 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Though it’s frustrating, best not to cuss

    or to otherwise get in a fuss.

    Siri, (like all A.I.)

    vexes us so we’ll die.

    It’s not you, Siri hates all of us.

  9. about 21 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// The ants can’t believe their compound eyes.

    On their home falls a mountain-size prize.

    Wheat, like manna from heaven,

    comes untainted by leaven,

    so there’s no need to fret it might rise.

  10. about 21 hours ago on That is Priceless

    “Nothin’ backtalks fresher than a thresher under pressure in the mor-or-ornin’…”