American - Artist | September 3, 1923 - January 27, 2018
Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did.
Mort Walker
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I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army. I thought, well, what am I going to do with him?
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When the war was over and the guys were back to shaving every day, the editor thought the Beetle Bailey strips were hurting their disciplinary efforts to get the guys back to routine.
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When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions.
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At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them.
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Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it.
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Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it.
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I like to keep doing something new and different so people can't say I'm doing the same thing all the time. I like to challenge myself.
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I think it's legitimate to do satire. If you're going to write a book of satire on Marilyn Monroe or Madonna, you're not going to get their permission, because you're going to make fun of them!
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The frustration of being ordered around by somebody to do something - everyone can relate to that. I think Beetle represents that - the common man caught in that morass of rules and regulations. I don't even think of it as an army strip... it's a world anyone can understand.
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Beetle Bailey is actually me, in uniform. I've got about 20 characters, and they're all after friends of mine.
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I don't know how I'd be retired. I wake up every day with another idea.
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