Broom-Hilda was reprinted in several collections during the 1970s and 1980s.Īlthough events mostly take place during the present in an unidentified forest, the setting changes. Introduced on April 19, 1970, it became an immediate success.
Caplin, acting as Myers' business manager, submitted these to the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. He described the main character to Myers, who responded with a sketch of the witch and several samples. The original idea for Broom-Hilda came from Elliot Caplin, brother of Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, it depicts the misadventures of a man-crazy, cigar-smoking, beer-guzzling, 1,500-year-old witch and her motley crew of friends. For the shieldmaiden and valkyrie Brünnhilde, see Brunhild.īroom-Hilda is an American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Russell Myers.
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