Stoker the Broker

Henry Boltinoff's Stoker the Broker (April 12, 1975)

Stoker the Broker is a cartoon gag panel by Henry Boltinoff which was distributed to newspapers from 1960 to 1985 by Columbia Features and the Washington Star Syndicate.[1][2]

Characters and stories

Working in a style somewhat similar to the cartoons of Hank Ketcham, the prolific Boltinoff drew his stockbroker Stoker as a swell-dressed, balding chap with a white mustache and a distinguished demeanor. He interacted with buyers, sellers and his wife. In one cartoon, Stoker was revealed to be a grandfather.[1]

Designed with a narrow column width, the feature was formatted to fit on the financial pages of newspapers. Boltinoff sometimes used the same character in advertising cartoons.[1]

Awards

In 1981, Boltinoff received the National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for his work on the cartoon series.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apeldoorn, Ger. The Fabulous Fifties, June 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Oddball Comics
  3. ↑ National Cartoonists Society Awards

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