Boody Rogers

• Born 1904-09-08 · Died 1996-02-06

Gordon G. "Boody" Rogers was a comics creator who worked in syndicated strips and in comic books. He began his career in the late 1920s illustrating strips for various syndicates and assisting credited artists. Rogers was Zack Mosley's assistant on *The Adventures of Smilin' Jack* and *Betty Brown, Ph.G.* when he created and sold his own strip, *Sparky Watts* in 1940. *Sparky Watts* was a super-hero parody in every particular except costumes.The original strip lasted two years, until Rogers was drafted for World War II. It was reprinted in comic books while he served. After the war, Rogers created new stories for the comics until the publisher, Columbia, closed in 1949. A strip revival was not successful. He drew the comics *Babe, Darling of the Hills* (1948–1950) and *Dudley* (1949–1950) at Prize, and retired from comics in 1952.