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James Frederick Unger, cartoonist (born London, Eng 21 Jan 1937; died at Saanich BC 26 May 2012). Creator of the off-beat comic character "Herman," Jim Unger dropped out of grammar school in England when he was 16 years old and sold insurance policies before serving for two years in the British Army. He was a police officer, driving instructor, repo-man and an advertising layout artist before he emigrated to Toronto in 1968. Jim Unger floated from job to job — including soldier, policeman, office clerk and repo man — before emigrating to Canada where he worked at a weekly newspaper in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. As an amateur artist, Jim was asked to fill-in briefly for the editorial cartoonist at the paper, which earned him a few awards and recognition. Universal Press Syndicate quickly recognized his phenomenal comedic and drawing talent, and contracted Unger to produce a daily comic panel for subscribing newspapers.
 
Unger's groundbreaking humor and distinct illustrative style exploded onto the comic pages in 1974 to become a classic feature. He has been twice honored by the National Cartoonists Society as Best Syndicated Panel, and unquestionably inspired a generation of cartoonists that followed.

After 18 years and with more than 6,500 comics to his credit, legendary comic creator announced his “retirement” from the daily pressure of newspaper deadlines. But he never stopped writing gags up until his passing in 2012 — and HERMAN continues to appear daily in hundreds of newspapers worldwide. 
 
Assisted by his close personal friend — syndicated cartoonist David Waisglass (creator of FARCUS) — the two comic creators established LaughingStock Licensing Inc. to restore, update, color, and digitally remaster the HERMAN archive. 
 
"Jimmy was like a brother to me," says Waisglass who continues to keep HERMAN in the public eye and celebrate Unger's work. "He was not only a comedic genius but an incredible human being. We all miss him terribly, but his legacy remains." 

Unger, James Frederick

James Frederick Unger, cartoonist (born London, Eng 21 Jan 1937; died at Saanich BC 26 May 2012). Creator of the off-beat comic character "Herman," Jim Unger dropped out of grammar school in England when he was 16 years old and sold insurance policies before serving for two years in the British Army. He was a police officer, driving instructor, repo-man and an advertising layout artist before he emigrated to Toronto in 1968. Jim Unger floated from job to job — including soldier, policeman, office clerk and repo man — before emigrating to Canada where he worked at a weekly newspaper in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. As an amateur artist, Jim was asked to fill-in briefly for the editorial cartoonist at the paper, which earned him a few awards and recognition. Universal Press Syndicate quickly recognized his phenomenal comedic and drawing talent, and contracted Unger to produce a daily comic panel for subscribing newspapers.
 
Unger's groundbreaking humor and distinct illustrative style exploded onto the comic pages in 1974 to become a classic feature. He has been twice honored by the National Cartoonists Society as Best Syndicated Panel, and unquestionably inspired a generation of cartoonists that followed.

After 18 years and with more than 6,500 comics to his credit, legendary comic creator announced his “retirement” from the daily pressure of newspaper deadlines. But he never stopped writing gags up until his passing in 2012 — and HERMAN continues to appear daily in hundreds of newspapers worldwide. 
 
Assisted by his close personal friend — syndicated cartoonist David Waisglass (creator of FARCUS) — the two comic creators established LaughingStock Licensing Inc. to restore, update, color, and digitally remaster the HERMAN archive. 
 
"Jimmy was like a brother to me," says Waisglass who continues to keep HERMAN in the public eye and celebrate Unger's work. "He was not only a comedic genius but an incredible human being. We all miss him terribly, but his legacy remains."