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New book on Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball explores the cartoonist’s life

Joanna Wane
Senior Feature Writer Lifestyle Premium·Canvas·
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New book on Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball explores the cartoonist’s life
Murray Ball working on Footrot Flats in 1976, the year the comic strip was launched. Photo / Ball Family Collection

To the world, Murray Ball was the celebrated creator of the comic strip Footrot Flats. For his son Mason Ball, it was a little more complicated. He talks to Joanna Wane about their challenging relationship and how it shaped his new book.

You won’t find much about Murray Ball’s final

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