"Beetle Bailey" (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip created by the late cartoonist Mort Walker. Set in a fictional United States Army military post, it was among the oldest comic strips still produced by its original creator. Over the years, Mort Walker had been assisted by (among others) Jerry Dumas, Bob Gustafson, Frank Johnson and Walker's sons Neal, Brian and Greg Walker. The last is currently credited on the strip.

For the most part, Walker's relationship with the real-life U.S. Army has been cordial. But not always. During the early 1950s, the strip was dropped from the Tokyo edition of "Stars and Stripes" because it allegedly encouraged disrespect for officers. The civilian press made a huge joke of that, and the ensuing publicity gave the young strip its first big boost in circulation.

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