other comic strips—Dud Dudley, Paps Younger, Peachy Keen and Popsie—but none of them were particularly successful. He also contributed to the comic book First Love, published by Harvey Comics. Murals Zekley created what he called "murals without morals", and in 1940 he was commissioned to paint a mural for Clark Gable's ranch house. Television Tab Hunter, in The Tab Hunter Show (1960–61), portrayed Paul Morgan, a 29-year-old cartoonist whose comic strip Bachelor at Large profiled his amorous adventures around Malibu, and Zekley drew the comic strips seen on camera. Promotional comic books Zekley started his own company, Sponsored Comics, which created promotional comic books for businesses, including McDonald's. For ten years, he drew special comics for the Squirrel Club. He also worked on PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, a US Army publication created by Will Eisner. Zekley spent his spare time playing golf and collecting fine art. He died in 2005 and was buried in Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, California. References External links Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary "Auction Draws Cash Crowd for Comic Strips". Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1993. 1915 births 2005 deaths American cartoonists American comics artists Artists from Chicago Artists from Detroit Bringing Up Father