Johnny Hart of "B.C." fame passes away

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 

Johnny Hart, author of comic strip B.C., and co-author of strip The Wizard of Id, died Saturday, April 7. Hart died at age 76, sitting at his storyboard where he suffered a stroke, according to his wife.

In 1958, Hart started B.C. which quickly became syndicated around the world with an estimated readership of 100 million. Hart started The Wizard of Id with Brant Parker in 1964.

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• Press Release: Rick Newcombe. "Johnny Hart - In Memoriam - (1931-2007)" — Creators Syndicate, retrieved April 10, 2007
• AP. "Johnny Hart Dies at 76; Cartoonist Created ‘B.C.’" — New York Times, April 9, 2007
• Julie E. Washington. "Cartoonist Johnny Hart carved out his own path" — The Plain Dealer, April 10, 2007
  

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