George Sixta (March 13, 1909 - January 7, 1986) was an American cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip, Rivets, about a wire-haired terrier.

[2] Shipped from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., he held down a desk job, doing public relations for the Secretary of the Navy.

Initially a Navy mascot, the dog later lived with a family with three children: Jamie, Virginia, and Steve.

Sixta also drew two newspaper features, One for the Book and the sports humor cartoon series Hit or Miss, which ran from November 1, 1948, to January 9, 1954.

Hit or Miss featured the character Louella, as noted by comics historian Allan Holtz: Before World War II, Sixta met Jean Edwards of Sierra Madre, California, at Valley Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.