Frank O. King (April 9, 1883 – June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist most famous for his long-run comic strip Gasoline Alley.
King was born in Cashton, Wisconsin and began drawing while growing up in Tomah, Wisconsin. He studied art at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Beginning as a professional cartoonist at the Minneapolis Times in 1901, he moved through the decade to Chicago's American, the Chicago Examiner, and finally, in 1910, the Chic...
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Frank O. King (April 9, 1883 – June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist most famous for his long-run comic strip Gasoline Alley.
King was born in Cashton, Wisconsin and began drawing while growing up in Tomah, Wisconsin. He studied art at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Beginning as a professional cartoonist at the Minneapolis Times in 1901, he moved through the decade to Chicago's American, the Chicago Examiner, and finally, in 1910, the Chicago Tribune.
King created several recurring strips, including Tough Teddy, The Boy Animal Trainer, Here Comes Motorcycle Mike, Hi Hopper and his first successful full-page comic, Bobby Make-Believe (1915). In 1914, King produced The Rectangle, a page featuring a variety of cartoons and serial features.
Gasoline Alley emerged in 1918 from a corner of The Rectangle, first titled Sunday Morning in Gasoline Alley. A great success, the strip was the first to portray the aging process of characters.
Although King retired from drawing Gasoline Alley...
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