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The Lockhorns
''The Lockhorns'' is a United States panel (comic strips), single-panel cartoon created September 9, 1968 by Bill Hoest and distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries. It is continued today by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner. Characters and story The married couple Leroy and Loretta Lockhorn constantly argue. They demonstrate their mutual deep-seated hatred by making humorously sarcastic comments on each other's failings as spouses. The strip initially was titled ''The Lockhorns of Levittown, New York, Levittown'', and many of the businesses and institutions depicted in the strip are real places located in or near Huntington, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. "When we use names, we get permission," Bunny Hoest said in 2019. “Dr. [Harold] Blog was our doctor for many years. He passed away. We still use him. He stays alive in the comic." Anticipating national syndication, Bunny Hoest suggested shortening the title to ''The Lockhorns''. It b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hoest
William Pierce Hoest (February 7, 1926 – November 7, 1988) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the gag panel series, '' The Lockhorns'', distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries, and ''Laugh Parade'' for '' Parade''. He also created other syndicated strips and panels for King Features. Biography Born in Newark, New Jersey, Hoest spent two years in the Navy and studied art at Cooper Union. He started his art career in 1948 as a greeting card designer with Norcross Greeting Cards, continuing in that field until 1951 when he left to become a freelancer. His cartoons soon began appearing in '' Collier's'', ''Playboy'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and other magazines. Comic strips Hoest entered the comic strip community in 1960 with ''My Son John'', for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. It last two years, ending in 1962. He then became an assistant on Harry Haenigsen's '' Penny''. After an injury from a 1965 traff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |