Dick Hodgins Jr. (May 9, 1931 – April 3, 2016)[1] was an American cartoonist whose work included illustration, comic strips, and political cartoons.

After attending the School of Visual Arts and Military Service (editing and drawing for a base newspaper in Osaka, Japan and contributing to Pacific Stars and Stripes) Hodgins returned to the educational film industry.

Hank Ketcham, creator of Dennis the Menace, selected Hodgins to draw his second comic strip "Half Hitch" for King Features Syndicate.

Hodgins is named in the end-credits of the episode entitled "The Dead File" in Season 9 of Murder, She Wrote for the original comic strips featuring "Jessica Fox."

Hodgins worked full-time preparing and renovating the end-product art of Dik Browne's popular comic strip "Hägar the Horrible" and continued to create editorial cartoons for several Connecticut newspapers along with the occasional advertising assignment.