Crock (comic strip)
| Crock | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Brant Parker (1975–1976) Don Wilder (1976–2008) Bill Rechin (2008–2011) Bob Morgan (2010–2012) |
| Illustrator(s) | Bill Rechin (1975–2010) Kevin Rechin (2011–2012) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded, in reruns |
| Launch date | October 26, 1975 |
| End date | May 20, 2012 |
| Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Crock is an American comic strip created by Bill Rechin and Brant Parker depicting the French Foreign Legion. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip began in 1975 and ended in May 2012. As of January 2012, it appeared in 250 newspapers in 14 countries.
Don Wilder took over the writing duties in 1976 as Parker returned his focus to The Wizard of Id. After Wilder's death in 2008, Bill Rechin also wrote the strip. When Bill Rechin was stricken with esophageal cancer in 2010, his son Kevin Rechin began to assist him with drawing it and his son-in-law Bob Morgan became the writer. On Bill Rechin's death, Kevin Rechin and Morgan continued the strip until publication of new Crock strips ended with the May 20, 2012, Sunday comic. Reprints of older strips by Bill Rechin have continued to run.