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I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in.

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The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived.

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Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did.

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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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You learn just by trying and experimenting. By the time I was 14, I had my own comic strip in the Kansas City paper.

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: September 3rd, 1923

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