Johnny Hart, 1931-2007

Go here to find memoriams on the creator of the B.C. and Wizard of Id comic strips, who died at his drawing board. One was written by Dayton, Ohio dweller (and my hometown, too!) Mike Peters, creator of Mother Goose & Grimm.

Mike Peters on Johnny Hart as a friend:

"When Dick Brown, who started Hagar the Horrible, was very ill ... he got a letter from Johnny. You could see Johnny's name on the return address, and when he opened it up there was an outline of Johnny's hand. He must have put his hand down and traced around it. Inside there was a note that said 'Dick - call me.' So he called Johnny and said 'I got your letter - what does this hand mean?' Johnny said, "Oh, good you got the letter! Open it up and put it flat on a table. Now put your hand where the drawn hand is.' Dick did and said, 'Ok, now what?' Johnny said, 'Now we're holding hands -- let's pray a little bit.'"