15 Facts About Elzie Segar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elzie 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.

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

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

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