Russell Myers

The idea for Broom-Hilda originally came from writer Elliott Caplin, brother of cartoonist Al Capp, who described the character to Myers.

[citation needed] Caplin acted as Myers' business agent and submitted Broom-Hilda to the Chicago Tribune Syndicate where it was accepted.

[2] Russell and Marina Myers married in 1964 and lived in the Kansas City area until moving to Grants Pass, Oregon.

As Russell Myers noted, "We live in Oregon with seven dogs, three horses, and a pond full of koi and grow moss on our north sides.

[1] In 2024, Myers received a Gold Key from the National Cartoonists Society, which is awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors.