Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip set in a United States Army military post, created by Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator.
Most of the humor revolves around the inept characters stationed at Camp Swampy, inspired by Camp Crowder, where Walker had once been stationed while in the Army. Private Bailey is a lazy sort who usually naps and avoids work, and ...
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Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip set in a United States Army military post, created by Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator.
Most of the humor revolves around the inept characters stationed at Camp Swampy, inspired by Camp Crowder, where Walker had once been stationed while in the Army. Private Bailey is a lazy sort who usually naps and avoids work, and thus is often the subject of verbal and physical chastising from his supervisor, Sergeant Snorkel. During the strip's first year, Beetle Bailey was a college student until he quit school and enlisted in the U.S. Army on 13 March 1951.
The comic strip currently takes place in present day. The characters in Beetle Bailey never see combat themselves, with the exception of mock battles and combat drills. In fact, they seem to be in their own version of stereotypical comic strip purgatory (initially basic training, they now appear to be stuck in...
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