Walt Ditzen

"Fan Fare" redirects here. For other uses, see Fanfare (disambiguation).

Walter Louis "Walt" Ditzen (August 8, 1913 – March 4, 1973) was an American cartoonist. Ditzen drew the "Fan Fare" cartoon strip.^[1][2] Fan Fare was launched in 1947 (syndicated by the John F. Dille Co.) running until 1961, when it changed title to Fun Fare, running until 1973.

Walt Ditzen
Born	Walter Louis Ditzen (1913-08-08)August 8, 1913 Davenport, Iowa
Died	March 4, 1973(1973-03-04) (aged 59) Scottsdale, Arizona
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist
Notable works	Fan Fare

Ditzen helped and advised Charles Schulz on the early samples of Charlie Brown.^[3]

Anti-axis World War II art by Ditzen