e/Dick Hodgins, Jr.

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has gloss	eng: Dick Hodgins, Jr. is a cartoonist whose work includes illustration, comic strips and political cartoons. Born in Binghamton, NY, the Hodgins family moved to Queens, NY. Dick, the son of Orlando Sentinel cartoonist, Dick Hodgins, Sr., was twelve years old when a sale to the now defunct New York Mirror (payment:one dollar) spurred him to a cartoon career. After attending the School of Visual Arts and Military Service (editing and drawing for a base newspaper in Osaka, Japan and contributing to Pacific Stars and Stripes) Hodgins returned to the educational film industry. He then joined the Associated Press illustrating feature news stories. Hank Ketcham, creator of Dennis the Menace, selected Hodgins to draw his second comic strip "Half Hitch" for King Features Syndicate. Hodgins also created editorial cartoons for the New York Daily News. After cancellation of "Half Hitch" he took on the production of King Features iconic comic strip "Henry".
lexicalization	eng: Dick Hodgins, Jr.
instance of	(noun) a person who draws cartoons cartoonist