Cartoonist Profiles (1977) comic books 1972

March 1972. Cover blurb: "Bud Sagendorf, who writes and draws Popeye for King Features Syndicate, has sketched herewith some of the strip's famous characters for our cover. Starting at the upper left with Alice the Goon, and going counter-clockwise, you see J. Wellington Wimpy, Popeye, Swee'pea, the Jeep, Granny, Olive Oyl, the Sea Hag, Bernard, and Brutus, looking over the fence. Elsewhere in this issue we begin some of Sagendorf's reminiscences about Popeye's creator, the late E.C. Segar, with whom Bud was very closely associated from 1931 till Segar's death in 1938." Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

June 1972. Cover blurb: "In this issue our readers will find our conversation with Russell Myers, the Kansas City cartoonist who writes and draws the saga of the witch Broom Hilda, in that very popular strip for the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate. This cover drawing, showing the principal characters in action, was drawn especially by Russell Myers for CARTOONIST PROfiles." Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

September 1972. Cover blurb: "At the first American International Congress of Comics held in New York this past April, your editor had the pleasure of spending a day with Herge, the famed Belgian creator of the world-renowned character, Tintin, whose exploits have entertained readers in many countries over the past 43 years. In this issue you will find an account of some of the things we talked about." Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

December 1972. Cover blurb: "In this issue famed cartoonist, Dale Messick, tells the story of herself and her longtime popular strip Brenda Starr, which she created for the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate" Cover photo by Jim Ruth. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.