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Beetle Bailey (picture 1). Beetle Bailey cartoon pictures gallery. Beetle Bailey cartoon images collection. It's hard to say precisely when and where Beetle Bailey first appeared, or even what his name was back then. In 1954, Beetle and several of his friends made a two-week visit to Beetle's sister, Lois. They were soon back at Camp Swampy, but Lois and her family were spun off into a strip of their own, Hi and Lois, written by Walker and drawn by Dik Browne (who, incidentally, inspired the character "Plato"). Beetle Bailey also appeared in comic books, from 1953-80 (with a few brief gaps), first from Dell Comics, then Gold Key, King, Charlton, then back to Gold Key. Harvey Comics ran a second series from 1992-94. However, he was never a big star in that venue. He was also never a big star in animation, although two attempts were made to make him one. The first occurred in 1962, when Famous Studios (which had long since sold Casper the Friendly Ghost, Litle Audrey, and its other characters to Harvey Comics and hadn't succeeded in generating any new stars) featured him in its "Beetle Bailey & Friends" TV series, with Howard Morris (Atom Ant, Winnie the Pooh's friend Gopher) in the title role and Allen Melvin (Magilla Gorilla) as Sarge. Other King Features stars, such as Snuffy Smith and Krazy Kat, appeared in the series. The second was in 1989, when Beetle appeared in his only animated TV special.
Nor did he ever make it big in the merchandising arena. Like the character himself, the Beetle Bailey strip seems to just sit on the comics page, inert. But also like the character, its job, staying in the public eye and making people laugh, seems to get done.