In How Can You stand It Out There!, American cartoonist Malcolm Hancock (May 20, 1936 – February 16, 1993) lampoons life in 1968. Best known for his work for Playboy, National Review, The Saturday Evening Post and the Washington Post, Hancock drew numerous comic strips and wrote several children’s books.
Malcolm “Mal” Hancock drew a lot of comic strips, including: ‘Nibbles’ (1960–63), ‘Humphrey Hush’ (1963),’Patrick’ (1965–69), ‘The Fantastic Foster Fenwick’ (1968–72), Polly (1972–73), ‘Fenwick’ (1977-1979), ‘The Lumpits’ (1970–78) ‘Pig Newton’ (1983),’Willie’ (1983–85) ‘Malfunction Junction’ (1990–93), and ‘Hi and Jinx’ (1991–93).
Born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, Hancock became paralysed from the waist down at age 17 in 1953, following a fall down a steep ravine while playing golf during a family vacation in Wisconsin. “You have to play with the hand you are dealt,” he said. “Everyone has a handicap–with some it is physical; with others, it is psychological, mental or whatever. Sometimes a handicap is an advantage because it focuses your attention on your talent. I was lucky because I had a particular talent that could be focused–and it wasn’t tied to my legs.”
His wife Mary summed up his attitude:
“He was himself a pretty liberal person,” Mary says, “but one of his best markets is the National Review, which of course was – and is – very conservative. But his cartoons were neither liberal nor conservative, I don’t think, they were just funny.”
Via: Peculiar Manicule
