Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on

Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on

When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army during the Korean War. From that moment on, the reluctant private became one of the most recognizable characters in American comics, embodying the frustrations, absurdities and humor of military life.Sept. 4 marks the strip’s 75th anniversary, a milest…