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Ray Toler Free

I am a designer, actor and artist living in Chicago. I am winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design (Chicago version of the Tonys) and have received multiple nominations. My cartooning can be seen in the book Literary Fails by literary agent and TV producer Sharlene Martin (available on Amazon). <p> I am also a character actor who has appeared in several movies including US Marshals, Home Alone, A League of Their Own, and others. You may check me out on IMDB at </p>

Comics I Follow

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Mutt & Jeff

Mutt & Jeff

By Bud Fisher

Recent Comments

  1. about 1 hour ago on Dick Tracy

    Time is not fluid only in comic strips.

  2. about 5 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    No, actually he was in the hospital having surgery.

    But he could’ve bowed out to make that Japanese Godzilla movie where everyone was dubbed but him.

  3. about 5 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    No, actually he was in the hospital having surgery.

  4. about 5 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    FOR FIRESTRIKE1 AND EVERYONE ELSES INFORMATION:

    I will be involved in a Nostalgia Fest Autograph signing along with Beaver Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) and others at the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival on April 25th and 26th. I will also be receiving a star on the Missouri Walk of Fame. That’s my picture in the bottom right of the poster. Check it out who else will be there in these links:

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  5. about 10 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    Actually he is acting old by staying at his desk. He’s more like Fish than Barney. Does retirement await our hero? Where’s Abe Vigoda when you need him?

  6. about 10 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    “Moustaches” oe “Mustaches?” Both are correct. Although neither kid’s moustache is anything more than a few hairs.

  7. about 10 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    To be fair, Gould lost his place in the story sometimes because of the deadlines for Sundays were earlier than the deadline for dailies. Often the situation described by the dailies did not match things in the story. The amount of money stolen may have changed between the days, The point is there were often small inconsistencies. They didn’t hurt the main story, but they are there for anyone who likes to read old Gould strips. Chester Gould was a genius but he was not always consistent.

  8. about 10 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    I posted an article on Locher a few days ago. In it, Locher said he always tried (depending on the story) to put Tracy in every panel. After all, the strip is named ‘Dick Tracy.’"

    I agree with you totally. Today, instead of telling Lizz, “Follow up.” He should have been putting on his suit coat saying, “Let’s both go follow up on that.”

    I watch MeTV and the old Perry Mason reruns. There was a period during the show’s run where Raymond Burr was ill and not able to appear in the show. He was replaced by guest attorneys (most were big stars of the day). But, Perry Mason without Perry Mason just wasn’t the same. Perry Mason, even though he has Paul Drake to do his flatfoot work, generally accompanies him on some of his investigation.

    Your point is well taken and I agree totally.

  9. about 11 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    He was abducted by aliens and is now at the South Pole in a Lunarian prison awaiting his swim in the lava falls.

  10. about 11 hours ago on Dick Tracy

    I would bet their IQ was lower than the speed that they were driving.