The creator of the comic 'B.C.' dies at 76

[Tonks]

ALBANY, N.Y. - Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning "B.C." comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, has died. He was 76.

Hart died Saturday while working at his home in Endicott.

"He had a stroke," his wife, Bobby, said Sunday. "He died at his storyboard."

"B.C.," populated by prehistoric cavemen and dinosaurs, was launched in 1958 and eventually appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers with an audience of 100 million, according to Creators Syndicate Inc., which distributes it.

"He was generally regarded as one of the best cartoonists we've ever had," Hart's friend Mell Lazarus, creator of the "Momma" and "Miss Peach" comic strips, said from his California home. "He was totally original. 'B.C' broke ground and led the way for a number of imitators, none of which ever came close."

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Terrible...

 

[Krys A Night]

That sucks. Though he did die doing something that he loved to do. I wonder if they're going to do the same thing that they did for the person who drew the Charlie Brown comics. Start to do re-runs of the old comics.

 

[21ToWin]

His work is gana go on for ever.

 

[Tonks]

That sucks. Though he did die doing something that he loved to do. I wonder if they're going to do the same thing that they did for the person who drew the Charlie Brown comics. Start to do re-runs of the old comics.

Yea. I liked the comic, though it was a little obscure sometimes.

 

[InfectedWithDrew]

Aww, damn. I loved B.C. I liked the religious references too. I'm going to miss it... Rest in peace, Johnny.