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Jack Cassady – RIP

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D. D. Degg Published: November 11, 2026 1 minute 0 comments

Cartoonist Jack Cassady has passed away.

From the obituary:

“A pre-Disney Floridian, Cassady served more than 22 years in the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Vietnam and finally retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. A decorated Airborne, Ranger and Special Forces officer; he earned advanced degrees from Furman University and the University of Memphis.”

“Cass was a gifted artist, cartoonist, writer, designer, and art director. His humorous illustrations, cartoons, and writings have appeared in hundreds of U.S. and international publications and multimedia outlets. His work included the public television series, Funny Business – the Art in Cartooning, and the online feature, The Monday Funnies. He was also a regular contributor to Heartland Boating Magazine and a longtime member of the National Cartoonists Society, Graphic Artists Guild and The Southeast Chapter of National Cartoonist. He has taught at colleges and universities throughout the Southeast and managed a distance-learning program for aspiring cartoonists through his virtual studio in Murphy.”

As a single panel gag cartoonist Cassady contributed to Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Field and Stream, Womean’s World, Army Times, McCalls, Golf Digest, National Enquirer, Tampa Tribune. and, as the obituary says, hundreds more (scroll down).

Lambiek’s Comiclopedia has a detailed profile of Cassady’s cartooning career.

“As an artist, he has appeared in magazines like Good Housekeeping, Woman’s World and Family Circle, while his ‘Monday Funnies’ feature appeared online. In 1985, Cassady hosted a 13-part educational TV show on cartooning, ‘Funny Business, the Art in Cartooning’. Cassady has taught many courses and given lectures on cartooning at universities and colleges. He is also the founder of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association and The Suncoast Inkslingers Club (S.I.C.).”

“During his military service, Jack Cassady started freelancing magazine cartoons and comics as a hobby. Later, after his post-graduate studies in Tennessee, Cassady returned to Florida, where in 1987 he established his own design and advertising firm in North Tampa, specializing in cartoons and humorous illustrations. Running the Cassady Enterprises Inc. business with his wife Brenda, Cassady has designed mascot logos for local businesses and product wrappers, and contributed his cartoons to magazines and books. Cassady has enjoyed making animal-related cartoons, particularly about cats and dogs. An avid skydiver, he has also created several cartoons about this activity.”

“In 1985, Cassady hosted his own TV show on cartooning, ‘Funny Business: the Art in Cartooning’, produced by WDCN, a public TV network from Nashville, Tennessee. Starting on 31 October 1985, thirteen half-hour episodes of the popular series were broadcast. Over a three year period, the series was then syndicated to networks in approximately 38 states. By interviewing cartoonists and visiting the offices of magazines like Hugh Hefner’s Playboy, The New Yorker and Good Housekeeping, the series covered comics and cartoons from an historic angle, gave insights into the professional elements of the art form and presented thematic topics like women in cartooning, underground comix and political cartoons.”

On the occasion of his passing The Mid-South Cartoonists Association, which Cassady founded, paid tribute.

More Cassady at his Toonmaker website.