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Mort Walker
American
Artist
About the author
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.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Day
#War
#Thought
#Routine
I say, if you believe what you read in the comic strips, then you believe that mice run around with little gold buttons on their red pants and drive cars.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Gold
You learn just by trying and experimenting. By the time I was 14, I had my own comic strip in the Kansas City paper.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Time
#Trying
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.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Problems
#Thought
#Stars
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.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#People
#War
#Thought
#Vietnam
#Army
Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#People
#Will
#Name
Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Heart
#Laughter
I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Stars
Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Research
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.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Want
#Time
#Burden
#Cartoons
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?
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Thinking
#Home
#War
#Thought
#Army
Seven days without laughter makes one weak.
Mort Walker,
American
Artist
#Laughter