Walt Disney agreed to create the Scoopy logos, which debuted in The Sacramento Bee on Sept. 4, 1943. ... 1943: On Sept. 4, 1943, Bee readers were greeted by two cartoon figures on Page 1.

His cartoons were nationally syndicated by King Features. My thoughts go out to his family, especially his wife Kathleen and their son Sebastian. What a sad day and a terrible loss for the profession.

Dennis Renault was The Sacramento Bee’s political cartoonist from 1971 to 1998. He died Wednesday in an accident in Fremont Peak State Park in Monterey County. He was 86. Renault succeeded ...