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'Beetle Bailey' has died

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Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private "Beetle Bailey," died Saturday. He was 94.

Walker died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, said Greg Walker, his eldest son and a collaborator. His father's advanced age was the cause of death, he said.

Walker began publishing cartoons at age 11 and was involved with more than a half-dozen comic strips in his career, including "Hi and Lois," ''Boner's Ark" and "Sam & Silo."

But he found his greatest success drawing slacker Beetle, his hot-tempered sergeant and the rest of the gang at fictional Camp Swampy for nearly 70 years
 
It is amazing that strip lasted so long since it was based upon a military lifestyle that most people now don't understand. My dad, a WWII Army vet used to laugh his butt off.
 
I'm about 60 years younger than Mort Walker was, and I found Beetle Bailey to be hilarious. Beetle and Sarge may in the military, but people like Beetle and Sarge exist in civilian life too.
 
FreddyE1977 said:
Wow, I had no idea he was still alive. RIP.

One could argue that Gomer Pyle, USMC was Beetle Bailey brought to the small screen.
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Not really. Beetle isn't much of a soldier because he's always trying to avoid work -- think of him as a military prototype for Wally in "Dilbert." Gomer wants very much to be a good Marine but his clumsiness and naivete keep getting in the way.
 
I started with the comic books and eventually discovered the newspaper strip. I still enjoy it.

I also read several Hi and Lois comic books (Lois is Beetle's sister and also a Mort Walker creation) before I found out there was a daily strip, which I still read, but I have to be at the library because it's no longer in my newspaper. Occasionally I have to go online for it if there's a problem with the newspaper.
 
CTListener said:
Not really. Beetle isn't much of a soldier because he's always trying to avoid work -- think of him as a military prototype for Wally in "Dilbert." Gomer wants very much to be a good Marine but his clumsiness and naivete keep getting in the way.
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Thank you for that in-depth analysis.
 
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