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Charles M. Payne (1873–1964) was an American cartoonist best known for his popular long-running comic strip ''S'Matter, Pop?''. He signed his work C. M. Payne and also adopted the nickname Popsy.
In 1896, Payne was employed at the '' Pittsburgh Post''. ''Coon Hollow Folks'', his first comic strip, was followed by ''Bear Creek Folks'', ''Scary William'' and ''Yennie Yonson''. He created ''Honeybunch's Hubby'' (originally titled ''Mr. Mush''), for the '' New York World'',Holtz, Allan
"Obscurity of the Day: Honeybunch's Hubby,"
''Stripper's Guide'' (September 16, 2013). and in 1911, he drew ''Peter Pumpkin'' for ''
Traveling with his wife and two daughters, Payne spent the summer of 1915 in Los Angeles and Southern California, where he planned an automobile trip to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Diego.
He was a member of the Southern California Camera Club, and in 1920, he exhibited photographs he had taken at remote locations in the Arizona desert.
In 1964, Payne died in poverty.
"Obscurity of the Day: Honeybunch's Hubby,"
''Stripper's Guide'' (September 16, 2013). and in 1911, he drew ''Peter Pumpkin'' for ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Penns ...
''. His 1910 strip, ''Nippy's Pop'', was later retitled ''S'Matter, Pop?'' Initially carried by the Bell Syndicate, it ran from 1911 to 1940. During the 1920s, ''S'Matter, Pop?'' was a Sunday strip in the ''New York World'', followed by decades as a daily strip in '' The Sun''. In the early 1930s, ''S'Matter, Pop'' and ''Honeybunch's Hubby'' (which returned from a 20-year hiatus) spent times alternating as the main strip and the topper strip.
Traveling with his wife and two daughters, Payne spent the summer of 1915 in Los Angeles and Southern California, where he planned an automobile trip to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Diego.
He was a member of the Southern California Camera Club, and in 1920, he exhibited photographs he had taken at remote locations in the Arizona desert.
In 1964, Payne died in poverty.
Bibliography
Bibliography of Charles Payne's comic strip work: * ''Bear Creek Folks'' (aka ''Coon Hollow Folks''), Sunday: Oct 9, 1904 - June 10, 1906 * ''Scary William'', Sunday: Nov 26, 1905 - June 3, 1906 * ''Little Possum Gang'' (aka ''Wild Scenes in Possum Hollow''), Sunday: April 4, 1909 - Dec 1, 1912 * ''Honeybunch's Hubby'', weekday: Nov 27, 1909 - March 30, 1911 * ''Chantecleer -- He's a Bird'', weekday: March 3, 1910 - Sept 1, 1910 * ''Kid Trubbel'', Sunday: Aug 7, 1910 - Dec 22, 1912 * ''S'Matter, Pop?'' (aka ''Nippy's Pop''), daily/Sunday: July 12, 1911 - Sept 21, 1940 * ''Peter Pumpkin'', Sunday: July 16, 1911 - Nov 5, 1911 * ''Little Sammy'', Sunday: Nov 29, 1914 - Jan 31, 1915 * ''Say, Pop'', daily/Sunday: Jan 2, 1918 - 1921 * ''Little Johnny Bear'', Sunday: Jan 2, 1927 - April 12, 1931 * ''Honeybunch's Hubby'', Sunday topper: April 19, 1931 - 1936References
1873 births 1964 deaths American comic strip cartoonists American comics artists {{comic-strip-creator-stub