Fontaine Fox
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Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for writing and illustrating his Toonerville Folks comic panel, which ran from 1913 to 1955 in 250 to 300 newspapers across North America.
Fox circa 1918
Fontaine Fox's "So This is Toonerville!!", showing the full cast of his cartoon feature, was drawn exclusively for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1928.
Toonerville Folks
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Toonerville Folks was a popular newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, which ran from 1908 to 1955. It began in 1908 in the Chicago Post, and by 1913, it was syndicated nationally by the Wheeler Syndicate. From the 1930s on, it was distributed by the McNaught Syndicate.
Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Folks (February 15, 1931).
Toonerville Trolley with Wilna Hervey, 1920.