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From AMERICAN FLAGG 39, April 1987, in the period after Howard Chaykin had departed as writer/artist of his own series, replaced by a different writer/artist team :

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Dear Flaggers,
Since Howard [Chaykin] left, the plots seem to have held up nicely, but the art has got to go !
I'm Sorry, but Mark Badger needs to take more drawing lessons. Get someone else to handle pencils if you must. Mort Walker, Casper Weinberger, my three week old nephew, anybody as long as they're not as bad as Mark Badger!
(Sorry Mark, nothing personal. I'm sure you're a nice guy. )

Tom Hickey
Elmhurst, IL

I have to agree, and not just regarding Badger's work.

It's not that Chaykin was irreplaceable, but they certainly picked a lackluster assembly of new writers and artists after Chaykin left. Paul Smith was the only artist that did something approaching comparable work.
Although I find Badger's work consistently awful, on any series.
I think Mr. Hickey speaks for the room on this one.