Paul Fung Jr.
Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the Blondie comic book for 40 years.[1] He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip Dumb Dora for several years.
Career
[edit]He was Chic Young's assistant on the Blondie newspaper strip from 1949 until 1965.
Fung Jr. also contributed to the Blondie comic book with his Flash Foley, News Photographer stories.
He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip Dumb Dora for several years and had worked with Cliff Sterrett and Billy DeBeck. The elder Fung took over Dumb Dora when Chic Young left that strip.[2]
Awards
[edit]In 1964, Fung Jr. received the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Book Award for his work, and 16 years later, he won their Best Humorist Award.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Fung Jr". Flynn Brothers Inc Funeral Home. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Paul Fung Cartoons 1930–1932 Syracuse University, 20 Mar 2009, Retrieved 11/29/2010
- ^ "Division Awards Comic Books". National Cartoonists Society. 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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