Robert C. Harvey, Commerce City, Colorado, comics historian and critic, is a cartoonist who has written for "The Comics Journal", "Comics Buyers' Guide", and "Cartoonist PROfiles". Among his books are "The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History", "The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History", "Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola", and "Milton Caniff: Conversations", all published by University Press of Mississippi.