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Reg'lar Fellers
''Reg'lar Fellers'' is a long-running newspaper comic strip adapted into a feature film, a radio series on the NBC Red Network, and two animated cartoons. Created by Gene Byrnes (1889–1974), the comic strip offered a humorous look at a gang of suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids). Syndicated from 1917 to January 18, 1949, Byrnes' strip was collected into several books. Branding also extended to such items as baseball bats and breakfast cereal. Publication history While working as a sports cartoonist with the ''New York Telegram'', Byrnes created his cartoon panel ''It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken'' which introduced the ''Reg'lar Fellers'' characters in 1917. He began ''Wide Awake Willie'' as a '' New York Herald'' Sunday page in 1919, and this too featured ''Reg'lar Fellers'' characters. With ''Reg'lar Fellers'' distributed by the Bell Syndicate as a daily strip in 1920, Byrnes changed the name of the Sunday strip to ''Reg'lar Fellers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Byrnes
Eugene Francis Byrnes (March 18, 1889 – July 26, 1974) created the long-running comic strip ''Reg'lar Fellers'', which he signed Gene Byrnes. His humorous look at suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids) was syndicated from 1917 to 1949. Biography Early life and education Born and educated in New York City, Byrnes was ten years old when he entered a contest that involved drawing a picture in a store window and won the prize, a $5 suit. He took a job as an office boy at ''McClure's'' when he was 15, and a year later he went to work in his father's harness business and soon started his own business, making horse collars. He also worked as a bug spray salesman, shoemaker and shoe salesman, introducing electric shoe repairs to New York. Byrnes planned a career in sports, but after he broke his leg during a wrestling match, he began copying the cartoons of Tad Dorgan while recuperating in the hospital. He was a graduate of the Landon School of Illust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
