Hagar the Horrible (Picture 1)
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Like his earlier comic strip, Hi and Lois, Dik Browne's Hagar the Horrible is a family series, about a man who has amusingly imperfect success in dealing with both his job and his home life. But in this case, the man is a Viking rather than a suburbanite, and his "job" is looting and pillaging. Hagar was a success from the very start. It debuted from King Features Syndicate on Feb. 4, 1973, in an impressive 136 newspapers, and within two years was in over 600. It now appears in almost 2,000 papers throughout the world, and has been translated into over a dozen languages — including, of course, Swedish, as no less than 58 of Sweden's daily papers carry the strip about their ancient countryman. Like most "instant" successes, Hagar was preceded by a lot of hard work in which tha cartoonist honed his skills. Browne's earlier work includes Ginny the Jeep )a World War II cartoon like Hank Ketcham's Half Hitch) and The Tracy Twins (which appeared in Boy's Life magazine alongside Rocky Stoneaxe). Hagar the Horrible (Picture 1). Hagar the Horrible cartoon images gallery 1. Hagar the Horrible cartoon pictures collection 1. If there's one thing Hagar the Horrible shows, it's that the humor of human situations is universal. Hagar is a family man who argues with his wife Helga, has a hard time at work, enjoys a night out with the guys, never has enough money, and sometimes finds his children incomprehensible. Honi, his daughter, takes after his side of the family, a fact that her boyfriend, Lute (an inept troubadour), sometimes finds intimidating. And Hagar occasionally expresses disappointment in his son, Hamlet, who, like Li'l Bad Wolf, isn't one little bit like his rough'n'tough dad. A dog named Snert and a duck named Kvack round out Hagar's family. Hagar is a critical success, as well as a popular one. In its very first year, it netted Browne a second Reuben Award as the year's outstanding cartoonist (the first came in 1962, for his work on Hi and Lois, making Browne one of the very few to win Reubens for two different works). That same year, the National Cartoonists' Society gave him the Elzie Segar Award (named after the creator of Popeye), calling Hagar a "unique and outstanding contribution" to the cartooning profession. In addition, the NCS named Hagar the year's best humor strip in 1977, 1984 and 1986. Hagar the Horrible (Picture 1). Hagar the Horrible cartoon images gallery 1. Hagar the Horrible cartoon pictures collection 1.
Hagar the Horrible cartoon images gallery 1. Hagar the Horrible cartoon pictures collection 1.
Like his earlier comic strip, Hi and Lois, Dik Browne's Hagar the Horrible is a family series, about a man who has amusingly imperfect success in dealing with both his job and his home life. But in this case, the man is a Viking rather than a suburbanite, and his "job" is looting and pillaging. Hagar was a success from the very start. It debuted from King Features Syndicate on Feb. 4, 1973, in an impressive 136 newspapers, and within two years was in over 600. It now appears in almost 2,000 papers throughout the world, and has been translated into over a dozen languages — including, of course, Swedish, as no less than 58 of Sweden's daily papers carry the strip about their ancient countryman. Like most "instant" successes, Hagar was preceded by a lot of hard work in which tha cartoonist honed his skills. Browne's earlier work includes Ginny the Jeep )a World War II cartoon like Hank Ketcham's Half Hitch) and The Tracy Twins (which appeared in Boy's Life magazine alongside Rocky Stoneaxe). Hagar the Horrible (Picture 1). Hagar the Horrible cartoon images gallery 1. Hagar the Horrible cartoon pictures collection 1. If there's one thing Hagar the Horrible shows, it's that the humor of human situations is universal. Hagar is a family man who argues with his wife Helga, has a hard time at work, enjoys a night out with the guys, never has enough money, and sometimes finds his children incomprehensible. Honi, his daughter, takes after his side of the family, a fact that her boyfriend, Lute (an inept troubadour), sometimes finds intimidating. And Hagar occasionally expresses disappointment in his son, Hamlet, who, like Li'l Bad Wolf, isn't one little bit like his rough'n'tough dad. A dog named Snert and a duck named Kvack round out Hagar's family. Hagar is a critical success, as well as a popular one. In its very first year, it netted Browne a second Reuben Award as the year's outstanding cartoonist (the first came in 1962, for his work on Hi and Lois, making Browne one of the very few to win Reubens for two different works). That same year, the National Cartoonists' Society gave him the Elzie Segar Award (named after the creator of Popeye), calling Hagar a "unique and outstanding contribution" to the cartooning profession. In addition, the NCS named Hagar the year's best humor strip in 1977, 1984 and 1986. Hagar the Horrible (Picture 1). Hagar the Horrible cartoon images gallery 1. Hagar the Horrible cartoon pictures collection 1.
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