Roger Bean

Chic Jackson July 10, 1920

On April 22, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bean stepped off a train at Union Station, and a new, locally produced comic strip made its debut. Created by cartoonist Chic Jackson, Roger Bean depicted the trials and tribulations of a typical Hoosier family. It ran for 21 years and resulted in eight books of collected strips. From a review of one such collection:

This years [1916] Roger Bean Book by Chic Jackson, cartoonist of the Indianapolis Star, is attracting widespread attention. There are 62 splendid illustrations, each one telling a story that will hold the readers attention and interest.

To those who are familiar with Jacksons daily strip, which deals with everyday life as it really is, this book will appeal in particular, as it is like having the best parts of an interesting continued story compiled and ready to read.

Those who are not acquainted with Roger Bean will find it profitable to meet the square good natured regular guy he is. His plump little wife, exquisitely feminine, the baby boy they adopted one Christmas eve, and Golduh Stubbins, the inexperienced maid of all work make up the rest of Rogers household. The title of the book is Roger Bean On The Firing Line.

Chic Jackson hails from the state of Indiana, which has produced so many stellar lights in the literary field. His progress has been rapid, and today he is a household idol in Indiana.

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