Monthly Archives: February 2023

Norm H also asked for the story where Ernie was changed to Piranha Club.  I had just won the award from the Cartoonist Society for having the best comic strip. What dopes. As part of a new promotion my editor … Continue reading →

    Over the years I had to change Effie’s character. Believe it or not, many ladies found the early Effie objectionable.

Mitzi Perdue was Frank’s wife. She was quite a character in her own right. She had a chicken feather negligee made and sent me a picture of herself in it.

    Frank Perdue was the Chicken King, at least on the East Coast. He even looked like a chicken. Google him and look at one of his tv commercials. I probably should have used Colonel Sanders, but my editor … Continue reading →