Comic strip
However, the comic strip had numerous ghost writers and ghost artists. Comic strip historian Allan Holtz notes, "Very seldom did the credited writer or artist perform the task claimed - though they were usually involved in some capacity." The ghosts included children's book author Hardie Gramatky, Morton Traylor, Henry Formhals (of "Freckles and His Friends") and Texas artist Jack W. McGuire. His son, Jack W. McGuire, Jr., recalled: