Comic creator: George Herriman  Angeles with his parents in 1886. Against the wishes of his father, who was a baker, George pursued an artistic career and sold his first drawings to the Los Angeles Herald when he was seventeen years old. By 1900, he...

George Herriman, A Salute to Pioneering Cartoonists of Color  African descent all were specific about his origins being Louisiana. A few admit that his parents were Creole (the debate rages on as to exactly what that is supposed to mean Another biography states that although Herriman was vague often...

Don Markstein's Toonopedia: George Herriman  If this site is enjoyable or useful to you, Please contribute to its necessary financial support. Amazon.com or PayPal As a young man, George Joseph Herriman was short and slim, a snappy dresser, known to his cartoonist compatriots as The...