John Striebel

John H. Striebel was an American illustrator and comic strip artist, born on September 14, 1891. He is best remembered for the newspaper strip *Dixie Dugan*, which he drew for decades. Striebel’s path into comics began at the University of Notre Dame, where he met J. P. McEvoy during their freshman year; McEvoy would go on to write the strip, and the two collaborated closely on its long run. Striebel’s work appeared in titles such as *Modern Mechanix and Inventions* and *Star Streamline Comics*, and his credits as artist and inker span from 1937 to 1954. His style was clean and character-driven, suited to the light, humorous adventures of his most famous creation. He died on May 22, 1962. While major awards are not recorded for him, his steady, professional work on *Dixie Dugan* helped define the look of a popular newspaper feature for many years, and his partnership with McEvoy remains a notable example of writer-artist synergy in early syndicated comics.