Russell Myers
When cartoonist Russell Myers first crafted his witch, "Broom-Hilda," doubters wondered: Would she fly in the notoriously turbulent skies of the comic strip world? She did, and "Broom-Hilda" is still flying at full throttle after nearly 40 years.
How did a nice boy from Pittsburg, Kan., get mixed up in this crazy business of creating comic strips that poke fun at anything and everything? Nothing in his background provides a clue to the aberration. He led the usual small-town kid's life, although he was "different" in that he was always a dreamer and loved to draw.
Away from the drawing board, Myers is businesslike in his affairs. He sets a rigid schedule for himself, neither drinks nor smokes, exercises regularly and keeps his own books.
"Contrary to popular opinion," he once told a magazine writer, "to quote Gaylord Buzzard who quoted me, I do not have the first dollar I ever owned. However, I do have the name and address of the second owner."
Myers began his career writing and illustrating cards for Hallmark Greeting Cards Co. in Kansas City, Mo. He conceived and worked up comic strips that were rejected with until "Broom-Hilda" was accepted for syndication. After an roster of failed strip submissions, "Broom-Hilda" took of April 19, 1970. He has been responsible for the pleasure of millions of newspaper readers each day through his clever and imaginative work.
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