Editing Johnny Hart (section)

{{short description|American cartoonist}}
{{Other people|John Hart}}
{{Infobox comics creator
| image         = Johnny Hart.jpeg
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| birth_name    = John Lewis Hart
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1931|02|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Endicott, New York]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2007|04|07|1931|02|18}}
| death_place   = [[Nineveh, New York]], U.S.
| area          = artist, writer
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| notable works = ''[[B.C. (comic strip)|B.C.]]''<br />''[[The Wizard of Id]]''
| awards        = [[#Awards|full list]]
| spouse        = Ida Jane "Bobby" Hatcher (1932 – 2018)
}}
'''John Lewis Hart''' (February 18, 1931&nbsp;– April 7, 2007) was an [[Americans|American]] [[cartoonist]] noted as the creator of the [[comic strip]]s ''[[B.C. (comic strip)|B.C.]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Id]]''. [[Brant Parker]] co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recognized with several awards, including the Swedish [[Adamson Awards|Adamson Award]] and five from the [[National Cartoonists Society]]. In his later years, he was known (and sometimes criticized) for incorporating [[Christianity|Christian]] themes and messages into his strips.<ref name="postGazette">{{cite news|last= Bernstein|first= Adam |title= Obituary: Johnny Hart|newspaper = The Washington Post |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07099/776387-122.stm | date=April 9, 2007}}</ref> Hart was referred to by [[Charles Colson|Chuck Colson]] in a ''Breakpoint'' column as "the most widely read Christian of our time," over [[C. S. Lewis]], [[Frank E. Peretti]], and [[Billy Graham]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christiancomicsinternational.org/quote_americas.html |title="Comics Quotes & Facts from The Americas (South & North)" citing "BreakPoint with Chuck Colson," July 1999 |access-date=2015-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507083519/http://www.christiancomicsinternational.org/quote_americas.html |archive-date=2016-05-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>