Virgil Franklin Partch (October 17, 1916 – August 10, 1984), who generally signed his work Vip,[1] was an American gag cartoonist. His work appeared in magazines of the 1940s and 1950s, and he created the newspaper comic strips Big George and The Captain's Gig. He published 19 books of illustrations and drew art for children's books.
Despite being a gagwriter for The New Yorker, his own cartoons were rarely published there because, according to comics historian Bhob Stewart, "New Yorker editor Harold Ross disliked VIP's drawing style."[2]
- ^ Virgil Franklin Partch at the California Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on August 27, 2015.
- ^ Stewart, Bhob (August 1985). "R.I.P. VIP". Nemo. No. 14. Fantagraphics. p. 39.