17 Facts About EC Segar

EC Segar was born on December 8,1894, and raised in Chester, Illinois, a small town near the Mississippi River.

EC Segar took a correspondence course in cartooning from W L Evans of Cleveland, Ohio.

EC Segar said that after work he "lit up the oil lamps about midnight and worked on the course until 3 am " During this time, Segar began studying the work of cartoonists that he would later cite as influences on his work, including Rube Goldberg, George McManus and George Herriman.

EC Segar commonly signed his work simply Segar or E Segar above a drawing of a cigar.

In 1917, EC Segar created Barry the Boob, about an incompetent soldier.

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EC Segar originated two other, short-lived comics for the Herald's Sunday magazine.

EC Segar married Myrtle Johnson that year; they had two children.

In October 1919, EC Segar covered that year's World Series, creating eight cartoons for the sports pages.

King Features asked EC Segar to create a comic strip to replace Midget Movies by Ed Wheelan, who had recently resigned from the syndicate.

EC Segar created Thimble Theatre for the New York Journal, as the replacement for Wheelan's strip.

EC Segar began writing long storylines or "continuities" for Thimble Theatre in 1922.

EC Segar created The Five-Fifteen for King Features in 1920; it was retitled Sappo in 1926, although numerous newspapers had already retitled the strip 'Sappo the Commuter' by 1924.

In May 1932 Segar introduced the eccentric scientist and inventor O G Wotasnozzle into the strip as a regular.

Some other notable characters Segar created include J Wellington Wimpy and Eugene the Jeep.

EC Segar continued to produce Thimble Theatre, published in five hundred newspapers globally by 1938, until his death.

EC Segar was among the first cartoonists to combine humorous situations with long-running adventures.

Revival of interest in EC Segar's creations began with Woody Gelman's Nostalgia Press.