Paul Fung, Jr.

Paul Fung, Jr. (born March 9, 1923 in Seattle, Washington – died April 8, 2016) is an American cartoonist who drew the Blondie comic book for 40 years.

Comic strip

He was Chic Young's assistant on the Blondie newspaper strip from 1949 until 1965.

Comic book

Fung Jr. also contributed to the Blondie comic book with his Flash Foley, News Photographer stories.

He is the son of Paul Fung (1897–1944), an assistant to Cliff Sterrett and Billy DeBeck. The elder Fung took over Dumb Dora when Chic Young left that strip.[1]

Awards

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Paul Fung Cartoons 1930–1932 Syracuse University, 20 Mar 2009, Retrieved 11/29/2010
  2. ↑ "Division Awards Comic Books". National Cartoonists Society. 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

External links

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