This week, New York Review Comics has re-published a long out-of-print book on cartooning by Mort Walker, The Lexicon of Comicana.

Mort Walker (1923-1918) was the creator of the daily newspaper comic strips "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi and Lois," and one of the most successful cartoonists of the 20th century. — Read the rest

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