September
4, 1950
Beetle
Bailey Begins
Beetle
Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker. Set in a fictional
United States Army military post, it is among the oldest comic strips still
being produced by the original creator.[1] Over the years, Mort Walker has been
assisted by (among others) Jerry Dumas, Bob Gustafson, Frank Johnson and
Walker's sons Neal, Brian and Greg Walker.
Beetle
was originally a college student at Rockview University. The characters in that
early strip were modeled after Walker's fraternity brothers at the University
of Missouri. On March 13, 1951, during the strip's first year, Beetle quit
school and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he has remained ever since in the
strip.
Beetle
is always seen with a hat or helmet covering his forehead and eyes. Even on
leave, his "civvies" include a pork pie hat worn in the same style.
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