Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible.

“Beetle Bailey” is the rare popular culture touchstone that has been embedded in daily life since its debut on Sept. 4, 1950. Eternal rerun “I Love Lucy” was a year away from its first broadcast.

The Cartoon Art Museum marks the 75th anniversary of Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey with a Sunday afternoon Toon Talk with Mort's son, cartoonist and historian Brian Walker, on February 15, 2026 from ...

NEW YORK - Of all the special guests who turn out to celebrate the 75th anniversary of "Beetle Bailey" in Manhattan, it is the silent door-greeters who catch my attention. I exit the elevator of ...

A: Though Greg Walker currently receives credit for the comic strip it was actually created by his father, Mort Walker. Mort Walker currently works as head of King Features. Several artists help draw ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...