Arch Bistow Biography

Description

Arch Bristow (1882-1964) was an iconic cartoonist early in his career with the
nationally published Zimmie cartoon, which ran from 1905-24; at its peak, it was in
152 newspapers with 14 million readers in the United States and Canada, and a very
famous writer regionally with his Hay Rake Magazine which began in 1920. He was
also the author of numerous columns in regional newspapers throughout his life,
many running simultaneously in several newspapers. He also had four books: two
with cartoons, ÒJolly Jokers in the Town of Johns Òin 1907 and ÒZimmieÕs Summer
BookÓ in 1908, one of verses, ÒHay Ray VersesÓ in 1921, and one of prose,Ó Old Time
Tales of Warren CountyÓ in 1932. However, he is best remembered for the Hay Rake
Magazine, of which he published over 40 issues of 64 pages each, where he did
almost all the illustrations, stories, and editing. In this book, you will get a
biography of Arch himself and a sample of each of his works.
The artwork for the covers was done by his friend Don Wharton of Spring Creek, PA.

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