skippy

CREATOR

Name: Percy Leo Crosby.
Personal dates: Born 1891 in New York, USA. Died 1964 in New York, USA.
Other creations: None.
Successors: None.
Comments: The character of Skippy gained immense popularity at the time, as he featured in the commercial industry and in radio shows. Also, a stamp and a film starring Jackie Cooper was made.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1923. Stopped in 1945 due to Crosby's deteriorating health, and he refused to accept other artists continuing his strip.

The series stars a little boy known as Skippy and tells about his life in a small town. It is much more than a standard teen comic series, because Crosby often aired adult and philosophical views in the panels, and in this aspect it can be said to have been a forerunner of Charles Schulz' Peanuts.