Rick O'shay, Hipshot, And Me

Plot

Stan Lynde was born in Billings, Montana, on September 23, 1931, and was raised on his father's ranch near Lodge Grass, Montana, on the Crow Indian Reservation. He attended grade and high school at Lodge Grass, working on the ranch and traveling with his family wherever his father's business - sheep raising - took them. During his early years, he lived with his parents in "every kind of dwelling you can imagine - sheepwagon, soddy, line shack, log cabin, tent, and ranch house." He created the comic strip Rick O'Shay in 1957, and for nearly 20 years wrote and illustrated the feature. He ended his association with the Chicago Tribune/New York Times syndicate - and Rick O'Shay - in 1977. In 1978 he created the comic strip Latigo for Field Newspaper Syndicate and produced that feature from his home near Red Lodge, Montana until 1983. He created the cartoon series Grass Roots in 1984 as a self-syndicated feature for weekly newspapers throughout the United States. He was co-founder and an organizer of The Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive in 1989, and is currently producing an original series of graphic novels. Stan calls himself "a Westerner by birth and inclination" and his work in Rick O'Shay, Latigo, and Grass Roots aptly reflects his life-long interest in the history, lore, and legends of the American West. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Art and Great Britain's Men of Achievement, and is a recipient of the Inkpot award for achievement in the comic arts, and the Montana Governor's award for the arts.