词条 | Beetle Bailey |
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|title= Beetle Bailey | image= Recruta zero 03.png |creator= Mort Walker (1950–2018) | illustrator = Mort Walker (1950–2018) Mike Yates and Janie Walker-Yates (2018–present) |current= Neal, Brian & Greg Walker (1982–present)[1] |status= Running daily and Sunday |syndicate= King Features Syndicate |genre= Humor, Gag-a-day |first=September 4, 1950 |last= }} Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950)[1] is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker. It is set on a fictional United States Army post. In the years just before Walker's death in 2018 (at age 94), it was among the oldest comic strips still being produced by its original creator.[2] Over the years, Mort Walker had been assisted by (among others) Jerry Dumas, Bob Gustafson, Frank Johnson and Walker's sons Neal, Brian and Greg Walker who are continuing the strip after his death. OverviewBeetle was originally a college student at Rockview University. The characters in that early strip were modeled after Walker's Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers at the University of Missouri. On March 13, 1951, during the strip's first year, Beetle quit school and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he has remained ever since. Most of the humor in Beetle Bailey revolves around the inept characters stationed at Camp Swampy (inspired by Camp Crowder, where Walker had once been stationed while in the Army), which is located near the town of Hurleyburg[3] at "Parris Island, S.C.".[4] Private Bailey is a lazy sort who usually naps and avoids work, and thus is often the subject of verbal and physical chastising from his superior officer, Sergeant Snorkel. The characters never seem to see combat themselves, with the exception of mock battles and combat drills. In fact, they seem to be in their own version of stereotypical comic strip purgatory (initially basic training, they now appear to be stuck in time in a regular infantry division). The uniforms of Beetle Bailey are still the uniforms of the late 1940s to early 1970s Army, with green fatigues and baseball caps as the basic uniform, and the open jeep as the basic military vehicle. Sergeant First Class Snorkel wears a green Class A Army dress uniform with heavily wrinkled garrison cap; the officers wear M1 helmet liners painted with their insignia. Despite this 'anachronism,' modern weapons and equipment do make rare appearances. While Beetle Bailey's unit is Company A, one running gag is that the characters are variously seen in different branches of the Army, such as artillery, armor, infantry and paratroops. Beetle is always seen with a hat or helmet covering his forehead and eyes. Even on leave, his "civvies" include a pork pie hat worn in the same style. He can only be seen without it once—in the original strip when he was still a college student. The strip was pulled and never ran in any newspaper. It has only been printed in various books on the strip's history.[5] One daily strip had Sarge scare Beetle's hat off, but Beetle was wearing sunglasses. One running gag has Sergeant Snorkel hanging helplessly from a small tree branch after having fallen off a cliff (first time August 16, 1956). While he is never shown falling off, or even walking close to the edge of a cliff, he always seems to hold on to that same branch, yelling for help. Publication historyDuring the first two years of Beetle Baileys run (1950-1952), Walker did all work on the strip himself, including writing, penciling, inking and lettering; however, in 1952 he hired cartoonist Fred Rhoads as his first assistant.[6] After that, numerous people would assist Walker on the strip through the years. As of 2016, the strip was being syndicated (by King Features) in 1,800 papers in the United States and the rest of the world.[7] Characters and storyBeetle Bailey is unusual in having one of the largest and most varied permanent casts of any comic strip. While many of the older characters are rarely seen, almost none have been completely retired. Main characters
Supporting characters
Retired characters
The early strip was set at Rockview University. When Beetle joined the Army, all of the other characters were dropped (although both incarnations of the strip include a spectacled intellectual named Plato). Four characters from the original cast (Bitter Bill, Diamond Jim, Freshman, and Sweatsock) made at least one appearance, in the January 5, 1963 strip.[26][27] Extras, one-shots and walk-onsBeetle's family, etc.:
Camp Swampy:
Numerous one-shot characters have appeared over the years, mostly unnamed, including an inspector general who looks like Alfred E. Neuman,[30] and various officers and civilians. Among the few to be given names is Julian, a nondescript chauffeur eventually replaced by Julius.[31] Censorship{{quote|text=For the most part, Walker's relationship with the real-life US Army has been cordial. But not always. During the early 1950s, the strip was dropped from the Tokyo edition of Stars and Stripes because it allegedly encouraged disrespect for officers. The civilian press made a huge joke of that, and the ensuing publicity gave the young strip its first big boost in circulation.—Don Markstein[32]}} In 1962, the comic strip was censored because it showed a belly button, and in 2006,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} the description of Rocky's criminal past was replaced with a non-criminal past. Self-censoringSometimes Mort Walker created strips with raunchy subject matter for his own amusement. This was done at the sketch stage, and those strips were never meant to be published in the U.S. They "end[ed] up in a black box in the bottom drawer", according to Walker. These sketches were sometimes published in Scandinavia, however, with a translation underneath. In Norway, they appeared in the Norwegian Beetle Bailey comic book, Billy, with the cover of the comic marked to show it contained censored strips. To offset any possible negative reaction, the publisher experimented with "scrambling" the strips in the mid-1990s. To see them, the reader had to view them through a "de-scrambling" plastic card. This was discontinued soon afterwards, and the strips later were printed without scrambling. In Sweden, some of these strips were collected in the Alfapocket series.[33] AnimationA TV version of the strip, consisting of 50 six-minute animated cartoon shorts produced by King Features Syndicate, was animated by Paramount Cartoon Studios in the U.S. and Artransa Film Studios in Sydney, Australia, and was first broadcast in Beetle Bailey (1963 TV series) and Beetle Bailey (1989 TV series). The opening credits included the sound of a bugle reveille, followed by a theme song specifically composed for the cartoon: He's the military hero of the nation Though he doesn't always follow regulation At the sound of reveille He is here for you to see And we know you'll laugh at Private Beetle Bailey— (Beetle Bailey!) Ask the General, Colonel, Major and the Captain, The Lieutenant and the Sergeant and the Corporal, They will tell you with a shout They would gladly live without A certain Private by the name of Beetle Bailey— (Beetle Bailey!) (BEETLE BAILEY!!!) The repeat of the name of Beetle Bailey is shouted by an angry Sgt. Snorkel. Beetle was voiced by comic actor and director Howard Morris with Allan Melvin as the voice of Sarge. Other King Features properties, such as Snuffy Smith and Krazy Kat, also appeared in the syndicated series, under the collective title Beetle Bailey and His Friends. June Foray did the voice of Bunny, plus all of the female characters involved. 1989 specialA 30-minute animated TV special co-written by Mort Walker and Hank Saroyan was produced for CBS in 1989, but did not air due to management changes at the CBS network.[34] It has been released on DVD alongside the 1960s cartoons. Greg Whalen played Beetle, Bob Bergen portrayed Killer, Henry Corden was Sgt. Snorkel, Frank Welker was both Zero and Otto, Linda Gary voiced both Miss Buxley and Ms. Blips and General Halftrack was Larry Storch. This special was one of a number of specials made in the same timeframe by King Features/Hearst for TV as potential series pilots; others included Blondie & Dagwood (co-produced with Marvel Productions, who had also collaborated with King Features for the Defenders of the Earth series a few years before) and Hägar the Horrible (co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Productions). Musical theatreIn 1988, a musical based on the comic strip premiered at Candlewood Playhouse in New Fairfield, Connecticut for a limited run. Music and lyrics were by Neil and Gretchen Gould. In addition to the familiar characters from the strip, the plot introduced a wayward computer that promoted Bailey to three-star general.[35] Licensing
Further reading(All titles by Mort Walker. Published by Ace Tempo/Grosset & Dunlap, unless otherwise noted.)
Beyond the strip
Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^{{cite book |last1= Walker | first1= Mort |authorlink1= Mort Walker |editor1-first=Alf |editor1-last= Thorsjö |title= Beetle Bailey 1950–1952 |year= 2008 |publisher= Egmont Kärnan AB/Checker Book Publishing Group|isbn= 978-1-933160-71-9 |oclc= 191244495 |page= 6 }} 2. ^1 {{cite news |first=David |last=Colton |work=USA Today |title='Beetle Bailey' marches on, with artist Mort Walker leading |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-05-27-Beetle27_ST_N.htm |date=May 26, 2010 |accessdate=June 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530043117/http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-05-27-Beetle27_ST_N.htm |archive-date=2010-05-30 |dead-url=no |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Fruhlinger|first=Josh|authorlink=Josh Fruhlinger|title=She already has a crown, General, you’d better watch yourself|work=The Comics Curmudgeon|date=June 18, 2014|url=http://joshreads.com/?p=21659|accessdate=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626135013/http://joshreads.com/?p=21659|archive-date=2014-06-26|dead-url=no|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web| url= http://hiandlois.com/comics/december-28-2014/| title= Hi and Lois| work= hiandlois.com| date= December 28, 2014| access-date= 2014-12-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150105090030/http://hiandlois.com/comics/december-28-2014/| archive-date= 2015-01-05| dead-url= no| df= }} 5. ^{{cite web | url= http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4342143 | title= anyone have an image of Beetle Bailey strip where his eyes are shown? | website= collectors-society.com | date= 2010 | access-date= May 17, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816205734/http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4342143 | archive-date= 2016-08-16 | dead-url= no | df= }} 6. ^{{cite book| last= Walker| first= Mort |year= 2005| title= Mort Walker: Conversations | publisher= Univ. Press of Mississippi| pages= 245–46| isbn= 978-1-578-06700-8}} 7. ^Dwyer, Ed. [https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2016/11/the-funny-papers/ "CULTURE: The Funny Papers: Newspapers may be in trouble, but the comic strip is alive and well — and flourishing online,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070947/https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2016/11/the-funny-papers/ |date=2018-10-25 }} Saturday Evening Post (November 7, 2016). 8. ^beetle bailey ® The Complete Collection: 13 Episodes on 2 DVDs!, Disc One, Episode 6, "Son of a Gun of a Gun", Hearst Entertainment by Mill Creek Entertainment. 9. ^{{cite web| url= http://www.66batman.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=196&p=32536#p32536| work= Beetle Bailey| title= Beetle Bailey, 3/27/66-'Fatman And Slobber'| via= 66 batman.com; posted March 6, 2015| access-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180825074055/http://www.66batman.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=196&p=32536#p32536#p32536| archive-date= 2018-08-25| dead-url= no| df= }} 10. ^{{cite web| url= http://hiandlois.com/comics/december-28-2014/| title= Hi and Lois| date= December 28, 2014| work= Hi and Lois| via= hiandlois.com| access-date= 2014-12-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150105090030/http://hiandlois.com/comics/december-28-2014/| archive-date= 2015-01-05| dead-url= no| df= }} 11. ^{{cite web| title= Beetle Bailey | work= Beetle Bailey | date= January 27, 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web| url= http://hiandlois.com/comics/march-17-2015/| title= Hi and Lois| date= March 17, 2015| work= Hi and Lois| via= hiandlois.com| access-date= 2015-03-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150324042900/http://hiandlois.com/comics/march-17-2015/| archive-date= 2015-03-24| dead-url= no| df= }} 13. ^{{Cite news|url=http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-19-2017/|title=Beetle Bailey|date=November 19, 2017|work=BeetleBailey.com|access-date=2017-11-19|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121162942/http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-19-2017/|archive-date=2017-11-21|dead-url=no|df=}} 14. ^{{cite web|author=Walker, Mort |title= Beetle Bailey| work= Beetle Bailey |via=chron.com, Houston Chronicle|date=2008-04-02 |url=http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComick.mpl?date=20080402&name=Beetle_Bailey|accessdate=2013-09-03}} 15. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.edrants.com/segundo/mort-walker/ |title=Mort Walker (BSS #216) | The Bat Segundo Show & Follow Your Ears |publisher=Edrants.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105175047/http://www.edrants.com/segundo/mort-walker/ |archive-date=2013-11-05 |dead-url=no |df= }} 16. ^{{cite web| title= Beetle Bailey |work= Beetle Bailey | date= August 20, 1971 | url= }} 17. ^{{cite web| url= https://comicskingdom.com/beetle-bailey-1/2017-06-09| via= comicskingdom.com| work= Beetle Bailey| title= Beetle Bailey| date= June 9, 2017| access-date= 2017-06-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170725052603/http://comicskingdom.com/beetle-bailey-1/2017-06-09| archive-date= 2017-07-25| dead-url= no| df= }} 18. ^{{cite web| url= https://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Beetle_Bailey/2018-03-06/| title= Beetle Bailey| work= Beetle Bailey| date= March 6, 2018| via= seattlepi.com| access-date= 2018-03-21| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180322021408/https://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Beetle_Bailey/2018-03-06/| archive-date= 2018-03-22| dead-url= no| df= }} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-25-2018/|title=Beetle Bailey strip|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005820/http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-25-2018/|archive-date=2018-11-26|dead-url=no|df=}} 20. ^{{Cite web |url=http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-29-2015/ |title=Beetle Bailey comic November 29, 2015 |access-date=2015-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202054628/http://beetlebailey.com/comics/november-29-2015/ |archive-date=2015-12-02 |dead-url=no |df= }} 21. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.gcn.com/print/21_17/19173-1.html?topic=coop_telework |title=Here’s Chip Gizmo |accessdate=2007-11-28 |publisher=Government Computer News}}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 22. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://vermont-archives.org/publications/voice/pdf/InSearchOfBunnyPiper.pdf |title=Voice from the Vault |accessdate=2013-06-30 |author=Gregory Sanford }}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 23. ^February 17, 1957 Sunday strip, reprinted in Walker, The Best of Beetle Bailey, February 10, 1963 Sunday strip, reprinted in Walker, At Ease, Beetle Bailey (New York: Grosset & Dunlap/Tempo, 1970). 24. ^June 26, 1958 and December 19, 1983 strips, reproduced in Walker, The Best of Beetle Bailey. 25. ^Various strips reproduced in ibid. 26. ^Quotations and documentation of characters from: Mort Walker, The Best of Beetle Bailey (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984) 27. ^{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Mort|title=Billy|editor=Alf Thorsjö|publisher=Egmont Serieforlaget|year=2008|edition=1|series=Den komplette samlingen striper og søndagssider|volume=1963–1964|page=12|isbn=978-82-429-3693-6|language=Norwegian}} 28. ^{{cite web | url= http://justcartoonsonly.blogspot.in/2012/07/beetle-bailey-arcamax-publishing-beetle_16.html | title= Beetle Bailey | work= Beetle Bailey | date= July 16, 2012 | via= Justcartoonsonly.blogspot.in | publisher= ArcaMax Publishing | accessdate= 2013-09-03 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151017030236/http://justcartoonsonly.blogspot.in/2012/07/beetle-bailey-arcamax-publishing-beetle_16.html | archive-date= 2015-10-17 | dead-url= no | df= }} 29. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2012/12/30/mad-about-beetle/#comments |title=MAD About Beetle |work=tomrichmond.com |date=2012-12-30 |accessdate=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101134351/http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2012/12/30/mad-about-beetle/#comments#comments |archive-date=2013-01-01 |dead-url=no |df= }} 30. ^{{cite book| title= Beetle Bailey| date= March 27, 1967 | publisher= reprinted in Walker, Mort. I Don't Want to be Out Here Any More Than You Do, Beetle Bailey (New York: Grosset & Dunlap/Tempo, 1970)| isbn= 0-448-12256-1}} 31. ^{{cite book| title= Beetle Bailey| date= July 5, 1964 | publisher= reprinted in Walker, Mort. At Ease, Beetle Bailey (New York: Grosset & Dunlap/Tempo, 1970| isbn= 0-448-12255-3}} 32. ^Beetle Bailey at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://www.webcitation.org/6xQtYuy9p?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/beetle.htm Archived] from the original on February 22, 2018. 33. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.comics.org/issue/70782/cover/4/ | title= Knasen 1993 cover | via= comics.org, Grand Comics Database | publisher= Alfapocket | date= | access-date= May 17, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141358/https://www.comics.org/issue/70782/cover/4/ | archive-date= 2018-01-29 | dead-url= no | df= }} 34. ^{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Brian|title=Beetle Bailey TV Cartoons – Part 3|url=http://beetlebailey.com/2016/04/15/beetle-bailey-tv-cartoons-part-3/|access-date=2016-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163426/http://beetlebailey.com/2016/04/15/beetle-bailey-tv-cartoons-part-3/|archive-date=2016-10-26|dead-url=no|df=}} 35. ^{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/12/nyregion/theater-pvt-beetle-bailey-breaking-into-song.html| title= THEATER; Pvt. Beetle Bailey, Breaking Into Song| work= The New York Times| date= June 12, 1988| first= Alvin| last= Klein| access-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180517163034/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/12/nyregion/theater-pvt-beetle-bailey-breaking-into-song.html| archive-date= 2018-05-17| dead-url= no| df= }} 36. ^{{IMDb title| 0306532|Beetle Bailey (1989)}} 37. ^{{cite web| url= http://animatedviews.com/2007/beetle-bailey-the-complete-collection/| website= animatedviews.com| title= Beetle Bailey: The Complete Collection| date= December 9, 2007| first= Randall| last= Cyrenne| access-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152814/http://animatedviews.com/2007/beetle-bailey-the-complete-collection/| archive-date= 2018-05-17| dead-url= no| df= }} 38. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwii-mb-gpw-beetle-bailey-jeep-die-19709060 |title= WWII MB GPW BEETLE BAILEY JEEP DIE CAST 1:18 SCALE N (04/05/2011) |work= Worthpoint.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03}} 39. ^{{cite web| url= http://scale18.org/cgi-bin/page/make/Willys |archive-url= https://archive.is/20130415181603/http://scale18.org/cgi-bin/page/make/Willys |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-04-15 |title= Willys Diecast Cars, 1:18 Scale - Scale18 1/18 Scale Diecast Model Cars, Since 1997 |work= Scale18.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03 }} 40. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.beetlebaileydrx.com/ |title=Beetle Bailey |work=beetlebaileydrx.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063140/http://www.beetlebaileydrx.com/ |archive-date=2013-09-03 |dead-url=no |df= }} 41. ^{{cite web |url=http://luxuryes.com/2012/06/dr-romanelli-x-bamford-popeye-vs-beetle-bailey-rolexes/ |title=Dr. Romanelli x Bamford : Popeye vs Beetle Bailey Rolexes |work=Luxuryes.com |date=2012-06-12 |accessdate=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907052130/http://luxuryes.com/2012/06/dr-romanelli-x-bamford-popeye-vs-beetle-bailey-rolexes/ |archive-date=2013-09-07 |dead-url=no |df= }} 42. ^{{cite news| url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2014/05/12/in-a-startling-episode-705-mad-men-meets-threes-company-and-the-walking-dead/| work= Forbes.com| title= In A Startling Episode 705, 'Mad Men' Meets 'Three's Company' And 'The Walking Dead'| first= Allen| last= St. John| date= May 12, 2014| access-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181107013728/https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2014/05/12/in-a-startling-episode-705-mad-men-meets-threes-company-and-the-walking-dead/| archive-date= 2018-11-07| dead-url= no| df= }} 43. ^{{cite web| url= http://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/talk/2014/05/mad-mens-1960s-handbook-mort-drucker| website= AMCTV.com| publisher= AMC Networks| title= Comments section: Mad Men’s 1960s Handbook – MAD Magazine Caricaturist Mort Drucker| first= Alice| last= Eaton| date= May 14, 2014| access-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180517154828/http://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men/talk/2014/05/mad-mens-1960s-handbook-mort-drucker| archive-date= 2018-05-17| dead-url= no| df= }} 44. ^{{cite web| url= http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/hi_lois/about.htm| title= Hi and Lois| work= kingfeatures.com| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090414100534/http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/hi_lois/about.htm| archivedate= April 14, 2009}} 45. ^{{cite web |url= http://muarchives.missouri.edu/beetle-two.html |title= Sculpture of Beetle Bailey |website= missouri.edu |publisher= University of Missouri |date= |accessdate= 2013-09-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221223508/http://muarchives.missouri.edu/beetle-two.html |archive-date= 2014-02-21 |dead-url= no |df= }} External links{{Portal|United States|Comics}}
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