Hy Eisman

Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist who wrote and drew the Sunday strips The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye. He has been in the comic strip field since 1950, working on strips such as Kerry Drake, Little Iodine and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist for Little Lulu before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over the The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. Eisman became a teacher at the Joe Ku... more

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