Al Scaduto

After graduating from the School of Industrial Art in 1946, he joined the art department at King Features, and two years later, he teamed with cartoonist Bob Dunn on They'll Do It Every Time. Over a 14-year period, Scaduto drew both the Little Iodine newspaper strip and comic books. The character appeared in a series of 56 Dell Comics published between 1949 and 1962. Scaduto continued to work with Dunn after Hatlo's death in 1963.

• Imagesize — 170 • Birth Name — Alvaro Scaduto • Birthplace — Bronx, New York • Place of death — Sleepy Hollow, New York • Nationality — American • Cartoonist — y • Awards — National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award, 1979 and 1991 • Born — 12 July 1928 • Died — 8 December 2007

After Dunn's death in 1989, Scaduto took over They'll Do It Every Time, doing the writing and art for both the daily and the Sunday strip. He continued on the feature into his seventies, commenting, "What I like most about being a cartoonist is starting with a fresh piece of paper and ending up with an idea. You're the writer, the actor and the director. I never thought about retiring. I enjoy what I do." He often listened to opera while he worked. Rather than hire a new cartoonist after Scaduto's death, King Features chose to cancel They'll Do It Every Time, and the last strip was published February 2, 2008. In addition to illustrating for magazines, ads and children's books, Scaduto designed greeting cards, games, toys and packaging.

For his NCS profile, written in 2003, Scaduto described his personal life: "Married 50 years to Joyce Lawrence. Currently keeping company with fiancee Claire Adelman. Two daughters Deby and Patricia. Grandkids—Allison, Atticus & Lazarus." After the death of his wife in 2000, Scaduto moved to Milford, Connecticut, to live with his youngest daughter, Patricia Violette.

Scaduto died December 8, 2007, in Sleepy Hollow, New York, following a short-term illness.