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Billy DeBeck

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

April 15, 1890

Died

November 11, 1942

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels

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William Morgan "Billy" De Beck was a popular cartoonist and writer who was widely published. He created some of the memorable comic strip characters of the 1920s and 1930s, including Barney Google, Bunky, Snuffy Smith and the racehorse Spark Plug. He was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

De Beck was drawing cartoons by 1910. His comic strip Barney Google and Spark Plug first ran in June 1919 in the Chicago Herald and Examiner. The main character, Barney, was initially a simple henpecked husband and avid follower of sports, but within ten years Barney morphed into an urban rascal and natty dresser. The bony and goofy racehorse, Spark Plug, trotted into the storyline in 1922. Barney me ...more

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	Barney Google: Gambling, Horse Races, and High-Toned Women by Billy DeBeck, Craig Yoe (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LOAC Essentials Volume 14: Barney Google, 1928 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barney Google 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1935	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Anthology of Barney Google Comics 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barney Google Adapted from the famous Newspaper Strip 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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