Howard Cruse | |
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![]() Cruse in 2014 | |
Born | (1944-05-02)May 2, 1944 Springville, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | November 26, 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 75) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Gay Comix Stuck Rubber Baby |
Awards | United Kingdom Comic Art Award, Prix de la critique (France), 2002 |
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Howard Cruse (May 2, 1944[1] – November 26, 2019[2]) was an American alternative cartoonist. He was known creating gay themes in his comics. He was the founding editor of Gay Comix in 1980. His graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby became his best known work.
Cruse died of lymphoma on November 26, 2019 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts at the age of 75.[3]