Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

Barney Google, Snuffy Smith and later Barney Google, is a comic strip that has been published since 1919. He is the most famous comic strip of its inventor Billy DeBeck and has DeBecks successor Fred Lasswell the Reuben Award introduced.

Content

The title character Barney Google - a small man with big eyes - like escapes from his wife and home life in order to be a spectator at various sports venues, particularly on the race track, to loiter. Main task of his much larger wife Lizzie Google is to stop him. On July 17, 1922 Barney Google was asked the racehorse Spark Plug to the side, which is often fond of Barney called "brown -eyed baby" and less in the race, but rather when wearing a horse blanket is shown, but nevertheless is a successful racehorse. In the 1930s the backwoods Snuffy Smith regularly appears in the comics, and then also in the title. As a new loser he took over from Barney Google.

Publication and draftsman

Inventor of the Strip, which appeared for the first time on 17 June 1919 was the American comic artist Billy DeBeck. Barney Google was initially released as a daily strip on the sports pages of the Chicago Herald and Examiner Chicago, as the title character to enjoy spending time on sports venues. The first Sunday page was followed on 21 March 1920. DeBeck In his work was, among others, Joseph Musial and Fred Lasswell, who was his successor after death DeBecks supported. Lasswell assisted, among others, Fred Rhoads, Bob Weber and Ray Osrin. According to Lasswell 's death, John Rose, who had previously worked for Lasswell as Inker, the Strip.

When Illu Press publisher appeared in 1978 under the title Ma and Pa in a USA -drawn Lasswell band with adventures of Snuffy Smith in German language.

Adaptations and public perception

In the years 1928 and published in 1929 based on the comic several short films with Barney Hellum as Barney Google. In 1942, the feature film Hillbilly Blitzkrieg was published in the Nazi spies to steal a formula that they suspect at Snuffy Smith. The animated short film Spree for All of 1946 is also based on the comic book. A twelve-part animated series titled Snuffy Smith and Barney Google was published in 1963 and 1964.

Billy Rose was inspired by the comic to the text of the successful hit song Barney Google (with the Goo Goo - Googly Eyes).

With the advent of Sparkplug Comic achieved a growth in popularity, which led to a flood of merchandising products result. The nickname Sparky by Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz has its origin in the comic.

Lasswell was awarded in 1963 for Barney Google the Reuben Award.