I’ll have to ask Malcolm, who knows more about the non-WD work. It would seem an odd choice to me, given the knockabout cartoon style shown here. Some say there was also a bit of Ed in Hogar. He was famous for inventing ways to sneak a nap. Here’s an excerpt from Malcolm’s biographical sketch on him: “Hogar was one of comicdom’s great characters in himself. The nickname “Hat” came from the ever-present bowler he wore at a rakish tilt. It was a feature of his signature. He was known for sleeping at his drawing board, leaning back in his chair, hat over eyes, only to wake suddenly with an inspiration and a pencil flying to get it down before the next nap. He would sometimes go to great lengths to secure extra time off- having himself called out of the office on bogus emergencies. One time he is rumored to have staged a mock arrest, hiring actor friends to lead him away in handcuffs- as far as the stock room. Eventually all things end, and his editors and fellow cartoonists got wise.”
I’ll have to ask Malcolm, who knows more about the non-WD work. It would seem an odd choice to me, given the knockabout cartoon style shown here. Some say there was also a bit of Ed in Hogar. He was famous for inventing ways to sneak a nap. Here’s an excerpt from Malcolm’s biographical sketch on him: “Hogar was one of comicdom’s great characters in himself. The nickname “Hat” came from the ever-present bowler he wore at a rakish tilt. It was a feature of his signature. He was known for sleeping at his drawing board, leaning back in his chair, hat over eyes, only to wake suddenly with an inspiration and a pencil flying to get it down before the next nap. He would sometimes go to great lengths to secure extra time off- having himself called out of the office on bogus emergencies. One time he is rumored to have staged a mock arrest, hiring actor friends to lead him away in handcuffs- as far as the stock room. Eventually all things end, and his editors and fellow cartoonists got wise.”