Sam Gross

Sam Gross (August 7, 1933 – May 6, 2023) was an American cartoonist, specializing in single-panel cartoons. He contributed to an array of publications, and was a regular contributor to The New Yorker.

Gross was drafted into the American military in 1954, and served for two years in Germany. and was earning his living full-time from cartooning by the early 1960s.

He created the comic strip Cigarman, which was published from 1997–1998.

Gross died on May 6, 2023, at the age of 89. He and his wife Isabelle had a daughter, Michelle Gross.

Collections Published collections of cartoons by Sam Gross include: How Gross! : The Collected Craziness of S. Gross (1973) I Am Blind and My Dog Is Dead (1978) An Elephant Is Soft and Mushy (1982) More Gross (1982) Totally Gross (1984) Love Me, Love My Teddy Bear (1986) No More Mr. Nice Guy (1987) Your Mother Is a Remarkable Woman (1992) Catss by Gross (1995) We Have Ways of Making You Laugh: 120 Funny Swastika Cartoons (2008)