Johnny Hart - Definition and Overview

Johnny Hart (born February 18, 1931) is an American cartoonist noted for having created and drawn the comic strip B.C. which has appeared daily in newspapers since February 17, 1958. Hart also co-created and writes the comic strip The Wizard of Id, which is drawn by Brant Parker. Id has been distributed since 1964.[1] (http://www.lambiek.net/hart.htm)

Hart's first comic was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1954.[2] (http://www.lambiek.net/hart.htm) He also was published in Colliers and other magazines of the period.[3] (http://www.ptm.org/JulHartofBC.htm)

In the 1990s, Hart became a born again, evangelical Christian, as did his wife Bobby, and began to reflect his beliefs in B.C., persisting despite criticism from some newspaper editors and readers. He and his wife are members of a local Presbyterian church in Nineveh, New York where Hart has served as an elder.[4] (http://www.layman.org/layman/the-layman/1999/nov-dec99/hart-of-faith.htm)

External links

• B.C. (http://www.comics.com/creators/bc/)
• The Wizard of Id (http://www.comics.com/creators/wizardofid/)