Mort Walker, 76, the creator of the comic strip Beetle Bailey, is shown at his home in Stamford, Conn., April 24, 2000. On the strip's 50th anniversary, Beetle Bailey remains as golden a boy as ever. The former Greenwich resident said yesterday that after a half-century he still loves drawing Beetle and his circle of 40 characters, and is reinvigorated by good ideas for new strips. (AP Photo/Greenwich Time, Mel Greer)
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Mort Walker draws a close up of the comic character Beetle Bailey in the cartoonist’s office, July 19, 1993, Boca Raton, Fla. Walker, creator of both the “Beetle Bailey” and “Hi and Lois” comic strips, is spearheading construction of a $9 million International Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton. (AP Photo/Ray Fairall)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010 photo, Beetle Bailey comic strips that will be published in the coming weeks rest on a desk in the studio of creator Mort Walker in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Flanked by Sarge, left, and Beetle Bailey, right, Beetle Bailey cartoon creator Mort Walker, second from right, is honored by Army Secretary Louis Caldera during a ceremony at the Pentagon Wednesday, May 24, 2000. Walker was honored on his 50th anniversary of the Army comic strip. (AP Photo/Leslie E. Kossoff)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010 photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, stands in his studio in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010 photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, speaks in his Stamford, Conn., studio about his decades of work, in this case a caricature he and other cartoonists drew of President Lyndon Johnson (Walker describes drawing Johnson's ears) when Johnson attended a gathering at the National Press Club in Washington while president. Walker spoke of his work and experiences as Beetle Bailey's 60th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, talks about his cartoon strip in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in his studio with some of the book covers on the wall. He is seated on his Army footlocker. The comic strip Beetle Bailey is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).
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In this undated comic strip provided by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Dagwood from the"Blondie" comic strip makes a guest appearance on the "Beetle Bailey" strip. "Blondie" writer Dean Young, who took over the strip from his father, Chic Young, in 1973, is celebrating the 75th anniversary with a three-month story line featuring cameos from fellow comic strip favorites and other surprises. (AP Photo/King Features Syndicate, Inc, Greg and Mort Walker)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010, photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, speaks about his decades of work and experiences at his studio in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Mort Walker, the creator of the comic strip Beetle Bailey, poses at his drawing table in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000. Beetle Bailey celebrates its 50th anniversary on Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)
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Cartoonist Mort Walker poses for a photograph Thursday, March 23, 2006, at his studio in Stamford, Conn. Walker is the creator of the "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi & Lois" cartoon strips and is the founder of The National Cartoon Museum. The museum, scheduled to open next year in the Empire State Building, will feature one of the largest collections of cartoon art in the world. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010 photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, looks over notes and documents in his studio in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 on Sept. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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**FILE** Cartoonist Mort Walker poses for a photograph in this Thursday, March 23, 2006 file photo, at his studio in Stamford, Conn. A plan to open a National Cartoon Museum in Manhattan is more than a laughing matter to organizers such as Walker, who created the Beetle Bailey comic strip. Comics tell the story of the ordinary person _ "the Dagwood Bumstead," Walker said. And cartoons have played a key role in political debates. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, FILE)
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Mort Walker, who created the comic strip Beetle Bailey in 1950, poses with Bailey during ceremonies at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 15, 1990, Washington, D.C. Pvt. Beetle Bailey, drafted into the Army 40 years ago, will probably never make corporal due to his lazy, work-shirking attitude. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
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Cartoonists pose with their lifesize cartoon characters at an exhibition called "Masters of Cartoon Art" at a party in celebration of King Features Syndicate Inc.'s 75th Anniversary at the World Financial Center in New York City, Dec. 12, 1990. Holding the giant pencil from left are, Mort Walker, who draws "Beetle Bailey"; Bill Keane, "Family Circus"; Dean Young, "Blondie"; and Hank Ketcham, "Dennis the Menace." (AP Photo/David Cantor)
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Mort Walker draws a close up of the comic character Beetle Bailey in the cartoonist’s office, July 19, 1993, Boca Raton, Fla. Walker, creator of both the “Beetle Bailey” and “Hi and Lois” comic strips, is spearheading construction of a $9 million International Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton. (AP Photo/Ray Fairall)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010, photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, speaks in his Stamford, Conn., studio about his decades of work, in this case a caricature he and other cartoonists drew of President Lyndon Johnson (Walker describes drawing Johnson's ears) when Johnson attended a gathering at the National Press Club in Washington while president. Walker spoke of his work and experiences as Beetle Bailey's 60th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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National Cartoonists Society 12th annual Award Dinner, Starlight Roof, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, April 23, 1958, New York. Left to right with wives seated are Mort Walker of Beetle Bailey and wife Jean Walker; John Pierotti, sports cartoonist, president of NCS, and wife Helen Pierotti; Clarence C. Allen, cartoonist for the Tulsa Tribune, and wife; Rube Goldberg, political cartoonist for King Features, founder of NCS, and wife. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010, photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, speaks about his decades of work and experiences at his studio in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Cartoonist Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey as well as four other syndicated cartoons, center, joins junior artists Sarah, left and Amy Gross, 7-year-old twins, and Ashley Knapp, right, for the launching of Crayola’s “Create Your Vision of the Future” National Coloring Contest at the Children’s Museum, Monday, July 21, 1987, New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
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Mort Walker, who created the comic strip Beetle Bailey in 1950, poses with Bailey during ceremonies at the Pentagon in Washington in this June 15, 1990 file photo. Cartoon character, General Amos Halftrack is one officer who got the message from the Army's painful sex scandals loud and clear. After ogling his busty civilian secretary for decades, the Beetle Bailey cartoon character is a changed man thanks to sensitivity training he's undergone in the comic strip this month. "I turned the old goat into a lamb,'' cartoonist Mort Walker said Friday. After 47 years, Beetle Bailey had to change with the times and reflect responsible, modern thinking about fair treatment for women in the workplace and in the military, Walker said. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
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Cartoonist Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey as well as four other syndicated cartoons, center, joins junior artists Sarah, left and Amy Gross, 7-year-old twins, and Ashley Knapp, right, for the launching of Crayola’s “Create Your Vision of the Future” National Coloring Contest at the Children’s Museum, Monday, July 21, 1987, New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
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These undated handout images provided by the US Postal Service shows postage stamps featuring comic strips, from left, Beetle Bailey; Calvin and Hobbes; Archie; Garfield and Dennis the Menace, part of a set of five Sunday comics stamps going on sale nationwide with dedication ceremonies at the cartoon museum at Ohio State University, Friday, July 16. (AP Photo/USPS)
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Mort Walker, creator of the cartoon Beetle Bailey and an organizer of “Cartoonists for Literacy,” stands beside his cartoon at the Dallas Library, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1989, Dallas, Texas. Walker was one of 33 cartoonists gathered to get out the message “People who don’t know how to read, don’t get the point.” (AP Photo/PAS)
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Cartoonist Mort Walker receives a hand salute from the world’s most famous work-shirking Army private, Beetle Bailey, left, as fellow comic strip characters Sarge and his dog Otto look on at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 14, 1990, Washington, D.C. Beetle started out 40 years ago as a college student and was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and still is in basic training. Walker was honored at the pentagon on June 14, 1990 for his widely viewed work. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
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In this Aug. 16, 2010, photo, Mort Walker, the artist and author of the Beetle Bailey comic strip, stands in his studio in Stamford, Conn. Beetle Bailey turns 60 in September. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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