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Also Known As Reuben Lucius Goldberg
Born July 4, 1883 • San Francisco • California
Died December 7, 1970 (aged 87) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize

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Rube Goldberg
“The Automobile Mechanic,” cartoon by Rube Goldberg
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George McManus
American cartoonist
Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
American satirist
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
American cartoonist and writer
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Jeff MacNelly
American cartoonist
The New Yorker's Idea of the Map of the United States, cartoon by John T. McCutcheon
John T. McCutcheon
American cartoonist
Mauldin, Bill
Bill Mauldin
American cartoonist
Jay Norwood Darling (left) looking at a sheet of migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps.
Jay Norwood Darling
American political cartoonist
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Rollin Kirby
American cartoonist
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Herblock
American cartoonist
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Leon Falk
American comic-strip writer
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Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
American cartoonist
Jim Davis
Jim Davis
American cartoonist
Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry
American cartoonist, author, and playwright
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
American artist and author
Cartoonist Gary Larson, wearing glasses and a striped shirt, smiles while seated at a book signing event with stacks of books in the background.
Gary Larson
American cartoonist
Stan Lee smiling and wearing sunglasses, a dark jacket, and a light sweater, standing in front of a colorful poster.
Stan Lee
American comic book writer
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Jack Kirby
American comic book artist
Miller, Frank
Frank Miller
American writer and artist
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Gil Kane
American artist

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