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Stan Lynde
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Stan Lynde at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con (a.k.a. Comic-Con International)
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Myron Stanford Lynde
September 23, 1931 Billings, Montana, U.S.
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| Died | August 6, 2013 (aged 81) Helena, Montana, U.S.
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| Occupation | Comic artist, painter and novelist |
| Known for | Rick O'Shay Latigo |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1977) |
Stan Lynde (born Myron Stanford Lynde on September 23, 1931 – died August 6, 2013) was a talented American artist. He was known for creating popular comic strips, painting beautiful pictures, and writing exciting novels.
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Life and Early Career
Stan Lynde was born in Billings, Montana, on September 23, 1931. He grew up on a sheep ranch near a place called Lodge Grass. This experience in the American West would later inspire much of his artwork and stories.
He went to the University of Montana in Missoula. After college, he lived in Helena.
Creating Rick O'Shay
In 1958, Stan Lynde created his first famous comic strip, Rick O'Shay. This comic was a big hit with readers and critics alike. Like many of his works, Rick O'Shay was set in the American West. It blended funny moments with exciting stories. Stan Lynde worked on Rick O'Shay for many years. He left the strip in 1977, and another artist, Alfredo Alcala, continued drawing it.
Launching Latigo
In 1979, Lynde started another comic strip called Latigo. The main character was Cole "Latigo" Cantrell, also known as "Two Trails." Latigo's father was a mountain man, and his mother was a Crow Indian.
After fighting in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Latigo returned to the West. He became a federal marshal, working to keep the peace. The daily Latigo strip began on June 25, 1979. A special Sunday strip version followed on July 1, 1979. While it was a great story, Latigo did not become as popular as Rick O'Shay. It ended in 1983.
Later Comic Work
From 1984 to 1985, Lynde created a weekly comic called Grass Roots. This comic was brought back again in 1998.
In the late 1980s, a Swedish newspaper asked Lynde to create a new comic strip. This became "Chief Plenty Bucks." It was another Western story, featuring a Native American chief who was good at business. Lynde drew ten pages, but the project was not published at that time.
In 1997, the strip was brought back for the Swedish Fantomen magazine. It was also published in Norwegian and Finnish versions of the magazine. The title was changed to Chief Sly Fox. A total of 86 pages were published between 1997 and 2000. These comics have never been published in English.
In 2002, Lynde created another comic just for Fantomen magazine. This one was called Bad Bob, about a clumsy Wild West criminal. Bad Bob appeared in Fantomen from time to time until 2010.
Later Life
In December 2012, Stan Lynde announced he was moving to Ecuador. He loved the quote from famous artist Charles Marion Russell: Just a little sunshine, just a little rain. Just a little pleasure, just a little pain.
After moving to Ecuador, Lynde became ill. He first thought it was just bronchitis. In May 2013, doctors found out he had lung cancer. He moved back to Helena, Montana, to be with his family. Stan Lynde passed away on August 6, 2013, at the age of 81.
Books and Reprints
Stan Lynde and his wife, Lynda, started a company called Cottonwood Publishing. They used this company to print books that collected his old comic strips. They also published new books, especially Western novels written by Stan Lynde.
Novels by Stan Lynde
Stan Lynde wrote a series of novels about a character named Merlin Fanshaw.
- The Bodacious Kid (1996)
- Careless Creek (1998)
- Saving Miss Julie (2004)
- Marshal of Medicine Lodge (2005)
- Summer Snow (2006)
- Vendetta Canyon (2008)
- To Kill a Copper King (2010)
- The Big Open (2012)
He also wrote one stand-alone novel:
- Vigilante Moon (2003)
Comic Strip Collections
Many of Stan Lynde's comic strips have been collected into books.
- The daily Rick O'Shay strips from the beginning through 1964 were reprinted in four books by Cottonwood Publishing. Other Rick O'Shay strips were reprinted in Comics Revue magazine. A special book called Rick, Hipshot, and Me also featured selected Rick O'Shay dailies with comments from Stan Lynde himself.
- The Grass Roots comics were reprinted in two books from Cottonwood Publishing.
- All the daily Latigo strips have been published in three books by Cottonwood Publishing. Some of the Sunday Latigo comics have also been reprinted in color in Comics Revue.
