
Mort
Walker
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Mort Walker's
picture often appears on his Knasen
comics in Sweden.
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Beetle
often shares his comics with other
strips in Sweden.
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In Norway,
Beetle shares his comics with strips such as Hagar
the Horrible and B.C.
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Mort Walker
sends the Beetle jokes that are too racy for American
audiences (and some he knows has no chance of being
printed in the U.S.) to Sweden for an occasional
"censored" issue.
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Several
"censored" strips that ran in a special
Swedish comic book. Walker sends the
roughs and they're printed with the English word
balloons.
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Another
example of a strips that ran in a special Swedish
comic book. Apparently strips like this
might destroy American morality.
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A four-color
Swedish comic book-size cookbook,
featuring recipes interspersed with Beetle strips,
mostly starring Cookie.
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The
second Beetle Bailey graphic novel published by
Dargaud in the U.S.
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The third
Beetle Bailey graphic novel published by Dargaud in
the U.S.
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A rare
appearance of the top of Beetle's
head, from issue #11 (August-October 1957), probably
by Tony DiPreta.
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A page
from a 1950s story by Fred Rhoads, Walker's first
assistant and future Sad Sack artist (reprinted in
Gold Key's Beetle Bailey #51).
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Vinnie
the Vet was a short feature run in Beetle comics
for many years. This example, from #9 (February-April
1957) is likely by Tony DiPreta.
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After Walker
had to stop writing and drawing the comic book, he
still kept his hand in by doing some covers, including
the art for Beetle #6.
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After Walker
had to stop writing and drawing the comic book, he
still kept his hand in by doing some covers, including
the art for Beetle #9.
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After Walker
had to stop writing and drawing the comic book, he
still kept his hand in by doing some covers, including
the art for Beetle #10.
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