A. Piker Clerk

A. Piker Clerk

"A. Piker Clerk" was a short-lived newspaper comic strip created in 1903 by the cartoonist Clare Briggs. It was syndicated in William Randolph Hearst's newspaper "Chicago's American" for a short period.

A racing related comic running in the sports pages, it featured Mr. Clerk, a character with a gambling problem who would bet on a horse in the Chicago races each day. The following day the strip would feature Mr. Clerk's win or loss.

The strip was cancelled in June 1904, after the newspaper received many complaints against the strip's promotion of gambling. It did however earn Briggs national fame.Cite web|last=Lambiek Comiclopedia|title=Clare Briggs|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/b/briggs_c.htm]

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