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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

That is Priceless

That is Priceless

By Steve Melcher
Two Party Opera

Two Party Opera

By Brian Carroll
Jen Sorensen

Jen Sorensen

Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz

Eric Allie

Eric Allie

Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson

Robert Ariail

Robert Ariail

Mike Beckom

Mike Beckom

Clay Bennett

Clay Bennett

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson

Steve Benson

Steve Benson

Chip Bok

Chip Bok

Bill Bramhall

Bill Bramhall

Steve Breen

Steve Breen

Chris Britt

Chris Britt

M2Bulls

M2Bulls

By Marty Two Bulls Sr.
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

Mike Lester

Mike Lester

Mike Luckovich

Mike Luckovich

Gary Markstein

Gary Markstein

Pedro X. Molina

Pedro X. Molina

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

By Kevin Necessary
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

Gary Varvel

Gary Varvel

Matt Wuerker

Matt Wuerker

ViewsAmerica

ViewsAmerica

By Cartoon Movement-US
Views of the World

Views of the World

By Cartoon Movement-US
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Jane's World

Jane's World

By Paige Braddock
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 Charles Ettinger
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
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
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
Truth Facts

Truth Facts

By Wulff & Morgenthaler

Recent Comments

  1. about 2 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// In a forecast of what was to come,

    she “improved” his art and he went numb.

    When he sees, his blood freezes,

    and he cries out loud, “Jesus!”

    (She’d discovered where he kept his rum.)
  2. about 10 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Aline soon was forgiven for faking

    skill in art (labelled as “Model Making

    Mischief.”) Done all in fun,

    her “new job” once begun

    might, with practice, be hers for the taking!

  3. about 10 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// He’d paint over the way she portrays

    him, assuming that no one would praise

    such unskilled naive art,

    but her critical start

    will come from future use of x-rays.

  4. about 11 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Model, Aline, knew Raimundo well.

    He’d forgive her mock bid to rebel.

    Of her drawing he’d kvetch. He

    would complain he looks ”sketchy,”

    and his painting, thus altered, won’t sell.

  5. about 11 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// While Raimundo shows her how to pose,

    she trades places and to his spot goes.

    She picks up a paint brush.

    He objects; she says “Hush…

    I can draw just as well as you pros.”

  6. about 14 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Are there comic performers today

    who could sing patter songs quite the way

    as that jester divine,

    (wed to Sylvia Fine),

    the incomparable Danny Kaye?

  7. about 14 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// When a Fool and two Dutch ladies meet,

    Double Dutch well might generate heat.

    But not by jumping rope.

    With a lecherous hope

    he desired from each girl a Dutch Treat.

  8. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

    Nice. I hope we will be seeing more limericks from you.

  9. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

    “Clang, clang, clang went the trollop

    Ding, ding, ding went the trull…”

  10. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Happy Birthday to Shakespeare, the Bard.

    He is held in the highest regard.

    Although some may not know it,

    he, like me, was a poet

    and, when writing, in the avant-garde. ;>)