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Happy Birthday, Crockett Johnson!

October 20, 2010Philip NelBarnaby, Comics, Crockett JohnsonBarnaby, Comics, Crockett Johnson

104 years ago, David Johnson Leisk was born in New York City.  For his pseudonym, he would later add his childhood nickname “Crockett” to his middle name… becoming “Crockett Johnson.”  Below is an ad for the second collection of the comic strip that made him famous: Barnaby (1942-1952). After this volume (published 1944), Johnson planned

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