John Callahan, Equal Opportunity Offender

Cartoonist, musician, author, quadriplegic, and Portland fixture John Callahan died July 24, 2010, at age 59.

Mort Walker (1923 - 2018), cartoonist created "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi and Lois"

Mort Walker, the cartoonist who created “Beetle Bailey” and “Hi and Lois,” died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, of pneumonia at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 94.

Bud Luckey (1934–2018), animator designed Woody for “Toy Story”

Voice actor for “The Incredibles” and “Winnie the Pooh.”

Steve Ditko (1927–2018), Spider-Man co-creator

Steve Ditko, comics artist who co-created the characters of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday, June 29, 2018, according to multiple news sources. He was 90.

Gahan Wilson (1930–2019), grim cartoonist featured in Playboy and The New Yorker

Gahan Wilson, the grim cartoonist featured in Playboy, The New Yorker, and National Lampoon, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Scottsdale, Ariz., from complications of dementia. He was 89.

20 years after Charles Schulz's death, Charlie Brown & Snoopy live on

When died on February 12, 2000, he had been writing and drawing his beloved comic strip, “Peanuts,” starring the ever-worried schoolchild Charlie Brown and his beagle, Snoopy, for nearly 50 years.

Mort Drucker (1929–2020), iconic Mad magazine cartoonist

Mort Drucker was the iconic cartoonist for Mad magazine celebrated for drawing the Mad movie satires.

George Booth (1926–2022), cartoonist for the New Yorker

George Booth was a cartoonist for the New Yorker, who drew the magazine’s unofficial mascot of a bull terrier.

Al Jaffee (1921–2023), Mad magazine cartoonist known for fold-ins

Al Jaffee was a cartoonist beloved by generations of Mad magazine readers for features including his iconic “fold-in” drawings.

Jules Feiffer (1929–2025), satirical cartoonist

Jules Feiffer was a cartoonist and writer whose satirical wit earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 and made him one of the most influential cartoonists of the 20th century. 

A Look at Notable & Celebrity Deaths from January 2025 Week 3

Here are the most recent deaths in the national news, as reviewed and fact-checked by the Legacy.com news team in the third week of January 2025.