an
American Indian boy who was one of the
main characters in the Western
comic strip "
Red Ryder."
American artist
Fred Harman (1902-1982) created the strip in 1938 and within ten years it had an estimated
worldwide distribution in 750 newspapers. The stories told of Little
Beaver and his companion, the cowboy
Red Ryder, who adopted him, traveling through the western United
States in pursuit of
law and
order. They appeared in a television
series, in the movies and were heard on radio. The
comic strip continued until 1964.
the name of a Navaho orphan adopted by a cowboy named
Red Ryder, characters in a
comic strip,
Red Ryder, by
Fred Harman. The strip began November 6, 1938 and within 10 years it was syndicated in 750 newspapers around the
world. Little
Beaver became a radio show in 1942.
NOTE THIS ENTRY CONTAINS SPELLING
ERRORS IN NAMES AND IS CORRECTED IN THE ENTRY OF SAME NAME ABOVE the name of a Navaho orphan adopted by a cowboy named
Red Rider, characters in a nationally syndicated
comic strip by
Fred Harmon. Little
Beaver became a radio show in 1942.