Dick Hafer (comics)
Dick Hafer (July 20, 1937 – July 5, 2003) was an American comics artist. He is best known for his Christian and conservative comics with strong political and anti-extramarital sexuality views. Hafer wrote about 70 comics. Although he is known most for his controversial political comics, Hafer covered a wide variety of topics: from church life ("Church Chuckles"), to model railroads ("Sometimes You Gotta Compromise: A Light-Hearted Look at Model Railroading--And Model Railroaders"), to dog ownership ("So You Want a Dog: Questionable Answers to Your Questions About Doggie Ownership"). Hafer is best known for  his conservative social and religious views. One of his most controversial comics was the 1986 anti-homosexual comic "Homosexuality: Legitimate, Alternative Deathstyle". One of his best selling works was "I Know That We're a Throw-Away Society, but This is Ridiculous!", an anti-abortion pamphlet published 1988. He also specifically targeted politicians of the Democratic Party: he parodied Ted Kennedy in "Every Family Has One: Little Black Sheep" (1982), and Michael Dukakis in "Magical Mike" (1988).