Ben Templeton Comic Strip Artist Motley's Crew Archive Drafts Sketches Diplomas Fascinating look into the creative process of Ben Templeton in created the Motley's Crew comic, includes initial sketches and storybooks and some editorial markings Also includes printed comic strip for approval, sketches, stationary, and even Mr. Templeton's UCLA diploma and an invitation to his graduation from Compton High School in Los Angeles Letter sized yellow lined paper Pre-owned, good condition, store in Mr. Templeton's coastal San Pedro basement studio but appears to be fairly fresh Item location: Book Room, Exterior Side Shelves, Upper Storage From Wikipedia: Motley's Crew was an American newspaper comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman with satirical social commentary. With readership spread among 250 newspapers in the United States alone, the comic strip acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans during its 23 years of operation. The comic strip, in general, was about a blue-collar worker named Mike Motley and his wife Mabel Motley. Truman Motley (Mike and Mabel's son) eventually fell in love and married a woman named Tacoma. From that marriage came two sons. Mabel's older brother Abel was often collaborating with his wife Buffy. Her role in being the middleman in the "friendly rivalry" between her brother Abel and her husband Mike is ultimately cancelled out by his mutual respect of both Abel and Buffy; they have a desire to visit Mabel on an occasional basis. Ben Templeton (born c. 1940) is the co-creator of the classic comic strip Motley's Crew along with his late partner Tom Forman. After the death of his partner, Templeton completed the strip on its own until its cancellation on January 1, 2000.