[citation needed] He illustrated Tribune Media Services' nationally and internationally syndicated Ghost Story Club comic strip and the weekly cartoon panel Draw Play for the Chicago Bear Report newspaper.

For over ten years, Kulpa served as art director for the nationally distributed supermarket tabloid Weekly World News, and was lampooned as such in the Topps' comic book Jurassic Park.

[citation needed] Kulpa co-created the now-famous Bat Boy character which first appeared in Weekly World News on June 23, 1992.

[citation needed] He served in this position until 1984, when he then became County-Man, (in maroon and gold tights) after an upset election to the Winnebago County board.

Kulpa the elected official continued to pen issue-oriented editorial cartoons in office, sometimes commenting on other politicians.