Good afternoon, Kids! So nice to visit with you all again!
Ken Hultgren had a very successful and varied career in the arts, working at a very high-level wherever he hung his shingle.
He began, like so many illustrators before him, in animation. In the early 1940s, he became one of the great “animal artists” at Disney. By the late 40s, Mr. Hultgren had branched out into comics, working for Sangor Studios (Ha Ha and Giggle Comics). He famously illustrated such titles as The Duke and the Dope (enjoyed below) and Robespierre.
Throughout the 1950s and thereafter, he did a little of everything, working in comics, animation, and newspaper strip work.
His beautiful artwork is on good display here in this tale from the halls of injustice, featuring the pair of friends, the Duke (ever scheming) and the Dope (ever innocent). This story comes from Giggle Comics No. 20 (June, 1945)
Coming up next, the work of Bob Wickersham (Bob Wick)! I will see you all again very soon. Until then, I hope you are all warm, safe, and happy!
--Your friend, Mykal
