Ernie Bushmiller

Ernie Bushmiller

1905–1982 New York 47 series 1,560 issues

3 awards

American cartoonist born August 23, 1905, died August 15, 1982. He is best known for the long-running newspaper comic strip Nancy, for which he introduced the title character in 1933. His distinctive minimalist style attracted critical admiration, and he won the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1976.

Name

Ernie Bushmiller

Issues

1,560

Series

47

Awards

National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Hall of Fame - Judges’ Choices (2011), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Reuben Award (1976), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Humor Comic Strip Division (1961)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

August 23, 1905

Death Date

August 15, 1982

Birth Place

New York

Country

United States

Series

Tip Topper Comics

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

United Feature Syndicate

28 issues

Gwandanaland Comics

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Gwandanaland Comics

3173 issues

How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels

How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels (2017)

One-Shot

Fantagraphics

Nancy Loves Sluggo

Nancy Loves Sluggo (2014)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Nancy

Nancy (2013)

Actes Sud

1 issue

Comics About Cartoonists

Comics About Cartoonists (2013)

IDW Publishing

1 issue

Nancy Likes Christmas: The Complete Dailies 1946-1948

Nancy Likes Christmas: The Complete Dailies 1946-1948 (2012)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Nancy Is Happy: The Complete Dailies 1943-1945

Nancy Is Happy: The Complete Dailies 1943-1945 (2012)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Good Girl Art Library

Good Girl Art Library (2010)

IDW Publishing

2 issues

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings (2007)

One-Shot

Last Gasp

Issues

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

Tip Topper Comics (1949)

Fritzi Ritz: Volume 1

#403

Fritzi Ritz: Volume 1

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels (2017)

Oct 25, 2017

Volume 3: 1949-1951

#1

Volume 3: 1949-1951

Nancy Loves Sluggo (2014)

Nov 26, 2014

Issue #1943-1945

#1943-1945

Issue #1943-1945

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Comics About Cartoonists (2013)

Jan 09, 2013

Volume 2

#1

Volume 2

Nancy Likes Christmas: The Complete Dailies 1946-1948 (2012)

Dec 19, 2012

Volume 1

#1

Volume 1

Nancy Is Happy: The Complete Dailies 1943-1945 (2012)

Mar 21, 2012

Nancy's Aunt Fritzi Ritz

#1

Nancy's Aunt Fritzi Ritz

Good Girl Art Library (2010)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings (2007)

Frequent collaborators

Al Capp

Al Capp

Bernard Dibble

Bernard Dibble

Rudolph Dirks

Rudolph Dirks

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Ray Van Buren

Fred Methot

Dick Moores

Dick Moores

Hal Forrest

Hal Forrest

Ed Dodd

Charles M. Schulz

Charles M. Schulz

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