Stan Drake
Born in Brookline on Nov.9,1929.

    Drake began his art career at 17,working for pulp magazines,including Popular Detective and Popular Sports.He also worked in comic books as artist, letterer and writer , and became friends with fellow cartoonist Bob Lubbers, a friendship that led to Drake's part in the creation of Juliet Jones.In 1953 he joined forces with Elliot Caplin and King Features to create Juliet Jones,a successful soap opera strip.In 1984 Drake got a call from writer Dean Young who was trying to add artistic punch to his late father's enormously popular Blondie.Drake took on the challenge and has been a double-duty cartoonist ever since. Another Drake effort was the Kelly Green series for a French firm,The Pitt from Marvel Comics and select issues of super -heroes Ms.Mystic and Toy Boy. (from: Encyclopaedia Of American Comics)