Harold Gray, an executive with heart problems, said, "I feel a little sense of guilt when I think of all the people who can't afford to get in a hospital."

Editor & Publisher wrote, "Harold Gray, Little Orphan Annie creator, has done one of the biggest jobs to date for the scrap drive.

Harold Gray (January 20, 1894 - May 9, 1968)

The characters are drawn in a style largely inspired by cartoonists such as Frank King and Harold Gray.

In the original serialization, as the series progressed the influence of Harold Gray became stronger.

Influence of Harold Gray on Chester Brown's Louis Riel, at Moss Drake's blog.

His style, while showing the influence of artists such as Robert Crumb, Harold Gray and Jack Kirby, was distinct from his predecessors.

To Laurie, who married him two years ago, Harold Gray is still "the guy I felt like I waited for my whole life."

The strip had been in reprints since 1974 after a string of unsuccessful artists had succeeded the famous creator Harold Gray, who had died in 1968.

The author admires the work of Harold Gray, Chester Gould, Frank King, and James Kochalka.