Marmaduke lives with the Winslow family, who, try as they might, just can't seem to get him to obey. Despite his antics, the playful pooch is top dog in the neighborhood and on the comics page, where he has endeared himself to readers in more than 20 countries. The daily panel also strikes a chord with pet owners, many of whom write to Anderson to comment on Marmaduke as if he were a real dog.

Winner of the National Cartoonists Society's 1976 Reuben Award for Best Comic Panel, Anderson has also created more than two dozen Marmaduke books, which have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. A special 50th anniversary book, TOP DOG: Marmaduke at 50, was published by Ballantine in 2004. Anderson sold his first cartoons to an aviation magazine while still in high school. He continued his art career as a freelancer while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon graduation from Syracuse University's School of Fine Arts, he moved into advertising and continued to freelance. His work has appeared in publications including the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's. Marmaduke and Anderson have worked with many charities, including the Delta Society's Pet Partners program, the American Cancer Society and the American Association of Blood Banks. Anderson and his wife, Barbara, live in Texas and have four grown children.

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