Mark Tonra (born 1966) is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated comic strips ''Jack & Tyler'' (1995–96), ''Top of the World'' (1998-2000), and ''James'' (2000–04). In addition to newspapers, his work has also appeared in

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, The National Law Journal, Omni, Health,

Good Housekeeping ''Good Housekeeping'' is an American women's magazine featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, and health, as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Hous ...

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, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1997. Mark Tonra's celebrated characters have been published in books, magazines and newspapers in over 15 countries around the world, including Mexico, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Sweden, India, Korea, Portugal, Japan, Denmark and the United States.

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NCS Awards Mark Tonra's biography at the NCS siteMark Tonra's official website
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