Jimmy Hatlo was a sports cartoonist at The San Francisco Call-Bulletin when a package of cartoons failed to arrive from the syndicate, and he had to draw one to fill what would otherwise have been a hole in the page. As his topic, he chose the little ironies of everyday life. The first They'll Do It Every Time appeared on February 5, 1929. Original hand drawn and signed 1939 “They’ll Do It Every Time” one-panel strip, 12.5 x 9.5 depicts a man with automobile problems in a garage. Inscribed and signed “To Arthur L. Howard, Jimmy Hatlo, 4-26.” The lower right corner reads “Making a heavy profit in the old boiler sanitarium - thanx to “The Arrow” boys Brooklyn.” In very good condition, with areas of trivial soiling, adhesive residue from previous mounting, a few creases. R&R COA.
