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Brant Parker, American illustrator (died 2007)
Brant Julian Parker was an American cartoonist. He co-created and drew The Wizard of Id comic strip until passing the job on to his son, Jeff Parker, in 1997. Cartoonist Johnny Hart, his co-creator, continued writing the strip until his death on April 7, 2007. Parker himself died eight days later, on April 15.
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Brant Parker was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Brant Parker's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1920 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.30 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,296 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,269 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.15 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 106.0M | 341 million |
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