(Reuters) - Mort Walker, the artist and creator of the decades-long running comic strip "Beetle Bailey" about the antics of a work-shirking Army private, died at his home Saturday, his family said. He ...

When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private "Beetle Bailey," died ...

An Army information technology officer is signing up with the Camp Swampy crew to become a permanent part of the Beetle Bailey comic strip. An Army information technology officer is signing up with ...

The Record-Courier's comics page will look a little different in the near future. Starting Oct. 2, there will be several new comics joining the paper, while a few others are saying goodbye. Newspaper ...

A: Though Greg Walker currently receives credit for the comic strip it was actually created by his father, Mort Walker. Mort Walker currently works as head of King Features. Several artists help draw ...

Fans of the long-running comic strip “Beetle Bailey” got a bit of a surprise June 16, when its creator, Mort Walker, chose to set aside his usual military-inspired humor to tackle a more serious ...

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Beetle Bailey is slouching toward retirement age, but the lazy Army private won't be getting rest anytime soon from his tour of duty on newspaper comics pages. The indolent wise ...

Around 300 people watched as a Duluth police officer wrestled down a deer that had wandered into the area of Third Avenue West and First Street. The officer tripped the animal and sat on its head ...

Mort Walker, the creator of “Beetle Bailey,” a comic strip about an Army private who malingered his way through seven decades at Camp Swampy to the consternation of his commanding officers and the ...