By Dispatch staff

November 19, 2010

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Well, this is it Episode 100 is the final edition of the Phil Hardy comic strip, which was written by Edwin Alger and drawn by George Storm. Storm, as you read yesterday, continued working in comic books. Unfortunately, Edwin Alger’s life has been harder to track down.

Since this is the last Phil Hardy comic strip, why not consider making your own comic strip? In the image attached below, George Storm offers young artists a few tips on getting into the cartooning trade. If you want to draw some comic strips, send them to us, and we will post them here.

What’s next for Junior Dispatch’s “Time for Comics?” check back after Thanksgiving week for more details!

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By Dispatch staff

November 18, 2010

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In episode 99, Phil and his friends gather for a meal at the Healy house. But one friend is missing from these panels. If you look back over some previous editions of the Phil Hardy comic strip, you will often see the word “Storm” in one of the panels. This is the signature of artist George Storm. You can learn more about George Storm in this PDF, or visit the Oklahoma Cartoonist Hall of Fame, which is housed inside the Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

Note: Just one more Phil Hardy comic strip!

By Dispatch staff

November 17, 2010

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In Episode 98, Mr. Dennison sits down with Phil to talk about how he can become a success in the business world. Have you ever tried running your own business? You can without much trouble, and orange and lemon grower Sunkist has all sorts of ideas on just how to do it. They run a special contest each year where kids set up lemonade stands to make money for charities. The best stories of success earn special prizes. You can find more about the annual contest at Sunkist’s Take A Stand site. If you start up a lemonade stand, let us know and we’ll write about it here at Junior Dispatch.

And if you would rather try your hand at running a virtual lemonade stand, play this old-school video game.

Note: There’s just two episodes of Phil Hardy left!

By Dispatch staff

November 16, 2010

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With Episode 97, Phil gets his new job from Mr. Dennison at the Seven Seas Co. We started wondering about the name “Dennison,” and found a few interesting topics,

By Dispatch staff

November 15, 2010

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In episode 96, Phil continues talking with his beloved mother. As he does so, he’s giving his mom a help with her knitting, which is a way to stitch yarn or other string into a cloth. Its a tricky task, but you can knit something with just a few supplies.  Also watch this video to learn the basics (and there’s a whole series of videos available).

Note: The Phil Hardy strip is almost over. Just four more episodes after this!