Paul Fung Jr.

Paul Fung Jr. was born on March 9, 1923, and passed away on April 8, 2016. The son of cartoonist Paul Fung, who drew the strip *Dumb Dora*, he followed his father into the family trade. For four decades, Fung was the primary artist on the *Blondie* comic book, a role he assumed after the strip’s creator, Chic Young, shifted his focus to the daily newspaper version. Fung’s clean, buoyant linework and knack for physical comedy kept the gags and domestic chaos of Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead fresh for generations of readers. His credits span 66 issues between 1951 and 1977, including *Blondie Comics Monthly*, *Chic Young’s Dagwood Comics*, and the tie-in *Hong Kong Phooey*, *Bullwinkle and Rocky*, and *Popeye* books. While he worked within established properties, Fung’s steady hand and reliable storytelling made him a quiet but essential contributor to the golden age of licensed comics. He never sought the spotlight, but his work on *Blondie* alone ensured his place in the history of family-friendly newspaper-to-comic-book adaptations.