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MORT WALKER
COMIC: Beetle Bailey DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170 LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #2 BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore SIZE: 5 1/4 by 18 1/8
PENCIL: 2 ERASER: Kneaded INK: Higgins
HOW: Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. lettering is inked first.


PAUL GRINGLE
COMIC: Park Ave. DRAWING PEN: Hunt #512, Gillot #170 & #290 LETTERING PEN: Esterbrook
Relief #314
BRUSH: None BRISTOL BOARD: 2 Ply Strathmore SIZE: 5 1/8 by 18 1/8
PENCIL: 2H ERASER: Pink Pearl INK: Pelikan
HOW: Rough sketches on bond paper, then refines on tracing paper, next light box,
and then on to bristol board. Lettering is inked first.


BUD SAGENDORF
COMIC: Popeye DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170, 290, 303 LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5
BRUSH: All BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore-High surface SIZE: 5 1/8 by 17 3/4
PENCIL: Turquoise HB ERASER: Kneaded INK: Pelikan
HOW: Roughs in on the bristol with pencil, tightends up with pencil, then inks the final resault.


AL SMITH
COMIC: MUTT & JEFF DRAWING PEN: Gillott #170 & 290 LETTERING PEN: Speedball #5
BRUSH: #2 & 3, Fill in only. BRISTOL BOARD: Bainbrige & 3 Ply Strathmore SIZE: 5 by 17
PENCIL: ? ERASER: Eberhard Faber INK: Higgins
HOW: Sketches on bristol with pencil, tightends up while inking..


CHARLES SCHULZ
COMIC: Peanuts DRAWING PEN:Esterbrook 914 LETTERING PEN: Speedball C5
BRUSH: None BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore SIZE: 5 1/2 by 17 1/2
PENCIL: No.2 ERASER: Eberhard Kneaded INK: Higgins
HOW: Works directly on bristol, Roughing in pencil, tightening up the lines in pencil, then inks..


MILTON CANIFF
COMIC: Steve Canyon DRAWING PEN: Gillott #659 LETTERING PEN: Esterbrook Bank #303
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #3 Series 7 BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore Kid SIZE: 6 3/4 by 21 3/4
PENCIL: 2H Venus ERASER: Eberhard Pink 101 INK: Higgins
HOW: Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks.


KEM MUSE
COMIC: Wayout DRAWING PEN: Gillott #1290 LETTERING PEN: Speedball A5
BRUSH: Any size BRISTOL BOARD: 2 Ply Plate Strathmore SIZE: 4 7/8 by 17
PENCIL: HB ERASER: Kneaded INK: Artone
HOW: Roughs on bond paper, clean up on tracing paper. Then a light box to trace on bristol, then inks. lettering is inked first.


JOHNNY HART
COMIC: B.C. DRAWING PEN: Oval LETTERING PEN: Oval
BRUSH: None BRISTOL BOARD: Strathmore/Grumbacher SIZE: 4 11/16 by 17 9/16
PENCIL: #2 ERASER: Kneaded INK: Higgins
HOW: Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks.


BIL KEANE
COMIC: Family Circus DRAWING PEN: Hunt Crowquill 107 LETTERING PEN: Speedball B6 or B5 1/2
BRUSH: Winsor-Newton #2 sable BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore, Plate SIZE: 12 1/2 by 27 1/2
PENCIL: Venus 3H & H ERASER: Plastic INK: Higgins or Pelikan
HOW: Sketches on bristol, tightends sketch in pencil, then inks. Occasionally uses lightbox.


LANK LEONARD
COMIC: Mickey Finn DRAWING PEN: ? LETTERING PEN: Flicker A5
BRUSH: #1 for blacks BRISTOL BOARD: 3 Ply Strathmore SIZE: 5 1/4 by 18 1/8
PENCIL: Soft-Medium ERASER: Rub-Kleen INK: Art Tone
HOW: Lank drew directly on bristol board, then Morris Weiss inked the final art.(Drawing pen: Dietzgen)

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