Krazy & Ignatz: The Complete Sunday Strips 1925-1934

George Herriman

George Herriman was born in 1880. He was an African-American cartoonist whose comic strip Krazy Kat has been said by many to be America’s greatest cartoon.

Herriman was born in New Orleans, but his Creole family soon moved to California. As a teenager, he contributed drawings to local newspapers. In his early 20s, he moved to New York City and freelanced until newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst hired him for the New York Evening Journal. During the first decade of the 20th century, Herriman’s first success was called The Family Upstairs. Krazy Kat gained independence on October 28, 1913 as a cartoon character of his own, and ran until George Herriman died in 1944.

status	Copy #1 (6241): in
genre	Humor and Satire » Classic Comics
publisher	Fantagraphic Books
publish date	2008
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