Lee Salem was the stellar comics editor of Universal Press Syndicate. He helped discover and/or nurture dozens of strips, including Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes,” Lynn Johnston’s “For Better or for Worse,” Jeff Millar/Bill Hinds’ “Tank McNamara”, Richard Thompson’s “Cul de Sac” and Mark Tatulli’s “Lio” — as well as editing Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury,” which won a Pulitzer the year after Salem arrived.
Lee Salem was the stellar comics editor of Universal Press Syndicate. He helped discover and/or nurture dozens of strips, including Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes,” Lynn Johnston’s “For Better or for Worse,” Jeff Millar/Bill Hinds’ “Tank McNamara”, Richard Thompson’s “Cul de Sac” and Mark Tatulli’s “Lio” — as well as editing Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury,” which won a Pulitzer the year after Salem arrived.