Murat Bernard Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973), better known as
Chic Young (pronounced "Chick"), was an
American cartoonist who created the popular, long-running
comic strip Blondie. His 1919
William McKinley High School Yearbook cites his nickname as
Chicken, source of his familiar pen name and signature. According to
King Features Syndicate, Young had a daily readership of 52 million.
Stan Drake, who drew
Blondie in the 1980s and 1990s, stated that Young "has to go down in history as one of the geniuses of the industry."