Dick Hafer (July 20, 1937 – July 5, 2003) was an American comics artist. He is best known for his
Christian
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and
conservative comics
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with strong political and anti-extramarital sexuality views.
Hafer wrote about 70 comics. Although he is known most for his controversial political comics, Hafer covered a wide variety of topics: from church life (''Church Chuckles''), to model railroads (''Sometimes You Gotta Compromise: A Light-Hearted Look at Model Railroading--And Model Railroaders''), to dog ownership (''So You Want a Dog: Questionable Answers to Your Questions About Doggie Ownership'').
Hafer is best known for his conservative social and religious views. One of his most controversial comics was the 1986 anti-homosexual comic ''Homosexuality: Legitimate, Alternative Deathstyle''.
Bizarre anti-gay comic book from 1980s
on Boing Boing One of his best selling works was ''I Know That We're a Throw-Away Society, but This is Ridiculous!'', an anti-abortion
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pamphlet published 1988. He also specifically targeted politicians of the Democratic Party: he parodied Ted Kennedy in ''Every Family Has One: Little Black Sheep'' (1982), and Michael Dukakis in ''Magical Mike'' (1988).
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"The Comics Commando: Cartoonist Dick Hafer likes underdogs, including small companies he thinks are being pushed around. Bullies beware!"
Magazine profile from June 1, 1982
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of ''Homosexuality: Legitimate, Alternative, Deathstyle''—presented by Comics With Problems
1937 births
2003 deaths
American Christians
American comics writers
Christian comics creators
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