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Willy Murphy was born on 12 October, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY, is an American cartoonist. Discover Willy Murphy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?

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Age 40 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 12 October, 1936
Birthday 12 October
Birthplace Brooklyn, NY
Date of death 1976
Died Place San Francisco, CA
Nationality United States

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1936

Willy Murphy (October 2, 1936 –March 2, 1976) was an American underground cartoonist.

Murphy's humor focused on hippies and the counterculture.

His signature character was Arnold Peck the Human Wreck, "a mid-30s beanpole with wry observations about his own life and the community around him."

Murphy's solo title was called Flamed-Out Funnies; in addition, he contributed to such seminal underground anthologies as Arcade, Bijou Funnies, and San Francisco Comic Book, as well as the National Lampoon.

Murphy's work was of the "bigfoot" style of cartooning, with characters having long, droopy noses; and was characterized by strong, humorous writing.

Murphy was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 2, 1936.

Before becoming a cartoonist, he worked for eight years as an advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson in New York City.

1960

The upheaval of the late 1960s, including experimenting with drug use and opposition to the Vietnam War, led Murphy to leave that world behind and dedicate himself to social commentary though his cartooning.

1969

In 1969, Murphy contributed to the all-comics tabloid Gothic Blimp Works.

1970

Moving to San Francisco around 1970, he was a key contributor to San Francisco Comic Book, and illustrated the cover of the fourth issue.

Sometime in the early 1970s, along with Larry Todd and Gary King, Murphy began hanging around the Air Pirates collective — Dan O'Neill, Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, and Ted Richards — and contributing to their projects.

1972

In early 1972, Murphy edited the comics section of Sunday Paper, the ambitious but brief-lived broadsheet section of underground comics published by John Bryan.

Murphy illustrated the convention program of Berkeleycon 73, the first comic convention that really highlighted underground comix.

1973

In 1973–1974, Murphy helped co-found the self-publishing venture Cartoonists Co-Op Press, with Jay Lynch, Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jerry Lane, Diane Noomin, and Art Spiegelman.

1975

Murphy illustrated three early stories by Harvey Pekar, which were published in Murphy's own Flamed-Out Funnies #1 (Keith Green, 1975) and later appeared in one of Pekar's American Splendor collections (although not in the actual comic book series American Splendor).

1976

In 1976, Murphy and Gary Hallgren worked closely with Gilbert Shelton and Ted Richards on Give Me Liberty: a Revised History of the American Revolution, Rip Off Press' comic about the hoopla surrounding the American Bicentennial.

After developing a cold, Murphy died suddenly of pneumonia over the Washington's Birthday weekend in 1976.

Cartoonists at Murphy's funeral included Ted Richards, Melinda Gebbie, and Justin Green.

Richards, who was Murphy's best friend, wrote a eulogy for him which was later published in Arcade #6 (Summer 1976).

That issue also featured a portfolio of Murphy's work.

Flamed-Out Funnies #2 was published posthumously by Rip Off Press in November 1976.

1980

Some of Murphy's comics were also posthumously published in San Francisco Comic Book issue #5 and #7, released in 1980 and 1983 respectively.

Murphy's work inspired later cartoonists like Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides, and Wayno.