Virgil Partch

• Born 1916-10-17 · Died 1984-08-10

Virgil Partch, who generally signed his work Vip, was an American gag cartoonist. His work appeared in magazines of the 1940s and 1950s, and he created the newspaper comic strips Big George and The Captain's Gig. He published 19 books of illustrations and drew art for children's books. Comics in other media worked on by Partch included gag cartoons writing, penciling, and inking for: [The American Legion](app://series/90721), [Collier's](app://series/167815), Esquire, New Yorker, [Playboy](app://series/66384), [The Saturday Evening Post](app://series/128269), and True. Syndicated newspaper comic strip work included: Crack-Ups Sunday (Field Enterprises), writing, penciling, and inking from 1943 to 1945 [Rotating creators.], Crack-Ups Sunday (PM [New York newspaper]), writing, penciling, and inking from 1945 to 1948 [Rotating creators.], Big George daily and Sunday (Field Enterprises), writing, penciling, and inking from 1960 to 1984, Big George daily and Sunday (News America Syndicate), writing, penciling, and inking from 1984 to 1987 [Probable reprints.], Big George daily and Sunday (North America Syndicate), writing, penciling, and inking from 1987 to 1989 [Probable reprints.], and Captain's Gig daily and Sunday (Field Enterprises), writing, penciling, and inking from 1977 to 1979. Patch did advertising work throughout his career.