They can't go to a restaurant and enjoy themselves. But when people realize in the course of conversation who Scott is, he gets lots of positive feedback. Fans recount story lines, mention characters who remind them of family members, etc. Bil Keane does, too. But in Arizona, many people know his face from local TV appearances.
Some editorial cartoonists are also quite recognizable in their home cities.
Another Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Signe Wilkinson of The Philadelphia Daily News and Washington Post Writers Group, is sometimes recognized in areas of the city where readership of her tabloid paper is strong. But, overall, she has a relatively low profile in her personal life. Politics is such an emotionally charged subject. Ramirez recalled that when he arrived at Columbia University to receive his 1994 Pulitzer, protesters angry at his AIDS-related cartoon commentary didn't realize they were seeing the award winner himself. The Copley creator remembered another time when he criticized one of his own cartoons while sitting with a friend in a rental-car office.