al ▁told ▁the ▁Trib une ' s ▁Robert ▁Davis ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 .   ▁“ I ▁asked ▁the ▁art ▁director ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁me ▁they ▁were ▁synd ic ated ▁out ▁of ▁other ▁cities .   ▁We ▁didn ' t ▁even ▁have ▁an ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ist ▁of ▁our ▁own .” ▁ ▁After ▁legend ary ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁cart oon ist ▁V aug hn ▁Sho em aker ▁joined ▁the ▁American ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Sho em aker ▁took ▁on ▁St ay sk al ▁as ▁his ▁assistant , ▁“ and ▁I ▁learned ▁at ▁his ▁side .” ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ment or , ▁V aug hn ▁Sho em aker , ▁retired , ▁St ay sk al ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁Cart oon ist ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ' s ▁American . ▁The ▁American ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁Chicago ▁Today ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁tab lo id ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁St ay sk al ▁shift ed ▁to ▁having ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁after ▁Chicago ▁Today ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁week end ▁ed itions . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Chicago ▁Today ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁week end ▁ed itions , ▁and ▁St ay sk al ' s ▁work ▁began ▁appearing ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁in ▁the ▁Trib une ' s ▁Pers pective ▁section .   ▁After ▁the ▁Trib une ▁absor bed ▁Chicago ▁Today ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9