"Howard Cruse (born May 2, 1944) is an American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics.Cruse was raised in Springville, Alabama, the son of a preacher and a homemaker. His earliest published cartoons were in The Baptist Student when he was in high school. His work later appeared in Fooey and Sick."@en . . "1944Z"^^ . . . "1944-05-02Z"^^ . "Cartoonist" . "Cruse, Howard"@en .