Feedback: Dennis Hyer

My name is Dennis Hyer, and by day I am a laborer for the government. By night, I am a cartoonist and blogmeister at Atlantic County Cartoons. All the rest of my spare time is devoted to high art and fine culture: for music, I turn to Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, for old movies I turn to James Cagney and Barbara Stanwyck, and for old cartoons and comic strips, I turn to the Animation Archive.


I am always thrilled to see great examples of classic animation, but my main interest lies in comic strips. For me, it was a revelation to see early Sunday pages of Cliff Sterrett's "Polly and her Pals" (which I had never heard of before),Chic Young's "Blondie", George Lichty's "Grin and Bear It", and Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper comics. But the biggest thrill for me was when the Archive posted a stack of Dave's Delicatessen strips by Milt Gross. I read them all, and was instantly desperate for more. It made my day!

This is a short piece of feedback, but I am not much of a writer, so here are my closing comments. I used to think the world of classic comic strips started and stopped with Walt Kelly's "Pogo", but thanks to all the hard work being put into the Archive by Steve and the volunteers and supporters, my horizons have been broadened way beyond any level I could reach on my own. I owe you. A suggestion-- how about a future post dedicated to Owen Fitzgerald, king of cute comic book girls? -Dennis Hyer
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