Claim: During his early years, John Hambrock, born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana and youngest of three boys from a working class household, liked marine biology and did not think about being a cartoonist as a career.
Evidence: John Hambrock was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The youngest of 3 boys from a working class household, he would call Ft. Wayne his home until leaving for college at the age of 18. Hambrock did not have a career as a cartoonist in mind, initially during his early years it was marine biology.