Jack Tippit
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Jack Tippit is an American cartoonist
whose work includes the comic strip Amy
, which he produced from 1964 through 1991. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for the strip for 1970. He also received their Gag Cartoon Award for 1963 and 1966. Tippit graduated from Texas Technological College
(now Texas Tech University
) in 1947.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
whose work includes the comic strip Amy
Amy (comic strip)
Amy is the title of a comic strip created by Harry Mace in 1962. Mace was later joined on the strip by Jack Tippit, and left it himself in 1965. Tippit continued alone on the strip until the strip ended in 1991. Tippit received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for...
, which he produced from 1964 through 1991. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for the strip for 1970. He also received their Gag Cartoon Award for 1963 and 1966. Tippit graduated from Texas Technological College
History of Texas Tech University
The history of Texas Tech University dates back to the early 1880s, but the university was not established until 1923.-Establishment:The call to open a college in West Texas began shortly after the arrival of settlers in the area in the 1880s. In 1917, the Texas legislature passed a bill creating a...
(now Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
) in 1947.