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Dik Browne
Richard Arthur Allan Browne, alias, Dik Browne, was born in New York, in 1917.
Dik is known by his peers in the profession as the “cartoonist’s cartoonist,” because he won more awards than any other artist-writer did. He was universally loved by his family, friends, and fans as a gentle, wise and generous soul. After gaining experience in the 1940s as a magazine and advertising illustrator, Dik broke into the comics field when he teamed up with Mort Walker on his then-new creation, Hi & Lois, in 1954. In 1973, he launched his own strip, Hägar the Horrible for King Features Syndicate, which became extremely popular in a few short years and is now one of the top features in the business. Dik won the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society as the best cartoonist of the year in 1962 and again in 1973, the only comic strip artist ever honored for his work on two different features. Browne died on June 4, 1989, in Sarasota, Florida, at age 71. Hagar has been continued by Dik’s son, Chris, while his other son, Chance, draws Hi & Lois, which is written by Mort Walker’s sons, Brian and Greg.

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a) What was Dik Browne’s birth name?

b) How was he known by his profession peers?

c) What was Dik Browne like?

d) Was Hägar the Horrible his first cartoon?

e) Why was Dik Browne so special in the comics field?

Answer 1

a) Richard Arthur Allan Browne

b) Cartoonist’s cartoonis

c) He was universally loved by his family, friends, and fans as a gentle, wise and generous soul

d) No, it was his first comic strip

e) Dik won the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society as the best cartoonist of the year in 1962 and again in 1973, the only comic strip artist ever honored for his work on two different features.