Jerry Scott
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Jerry Scott in South Bend, Indiana
. He is an American cartoonist, co-creator of Baby Blues and co-creator of Zits.
, which was created by Ernie Bushmiller
(he eventually handed it over to Guy Gilchrist
in the 1990s). He became friends with Rick Kirkman
and they created Baby Blues, a comic based on family life with little children. Later, Scott and Jim Borgman
collaborated to create Zits, which follows family life with a teenaged son. Scott was still working on the last two strips as of 2009.
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. He is an American cartoonist, co-creator of Baby Blues and co-creator of Zits.
Career
He started cartooning professionally in the mid-1970s by submitting gag cartoons to magazines, and he sold one from his first batch to the Saturday Evening Post. In 1983, Scott took over NancyNancy (comic strip)
Nancy is an American daily and Sunday comic strip, originally written and drawn by Ernie Bushmiller and distributed by United Feature Syndicate....
, which was created by Ernie Bushmiller
Ernie Bushmiller
Ernest Paul Bushmiller, Jr. was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the long-running daily comic strip Nancy....
(he eventually handed it over to Guy Gilchrist
Guy Gilchrist
Guy Gilchrist is a cartoonist/poet/songwriter and author whose work includes a run on the comic strip Nancy, Your Angels Speak, Night Lights & Pillow Fights, Screams, The Poetry Guy, The Muppets and The Rock Channel...
in the 1990s). He became friends with Rick Kirkman
Rick Kirkman
Rick Kirkman is a cartoonist and co-creator of the comic strip Baby Blues. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award for 1995 for his work on the strip. Served as co-executive producer of the WB Network TV series of Baby Blues.Prior to the creation of Baby Blues, Rick...
and they created Baby Blues, a comic based on family life with little children. Later, Scott and Jim Borgman
Jim Borgman
James Mark Borgman is an American cartoonist. He is known for his political cartoons and his nationally syndicated comic strip Zits.-Personal:...
collaborated to create Zits, which follows family life with a teenaged son. Scott was still working on the last two strips as of 2009.