Ozark Ike

Ozark Ike
Ray Gotto's Ozark Ike (December 21, 1947)
Author(s)Ray Gotto
Current status/scheduleConcluded
Launch dateNovember 12, 1945
End dateSeptember 14, 1958
Syndicate(s)King Features Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor

Ozark Ike is a newspaper comic strip about dumb but likable Ozark Ike McBatt, a youth from a rural area in the mountains. The strip was created by Rufus A. ("Ray") Gotto while he was serving in the Navy during World War II in Washington, D.C. as an illustrator for Navy instruction manuals. The strip ran from November 12, 1945, to September 14, 1958.