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Bill Mauldin, an Uncommon card
William Henry Mauldin was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Bill Mauldin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bill Mauldin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mauldin's cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the ______ States as well.
Answer
United. Mauldin's cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the United States as well. From the Bill Mauldin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His second Pulitzer Prize was for a cartoon published in ____, and possibly his best-known cartoon was after the Kennedy assassination.
Answer
1950s. His second Pulitzer Prize was for a cartoon published in 1958, and possibly his best-known cartoon was after the Kennedy assassination. From the Bill Mauldin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
François Guizot. François Guizot 76 · Constance I of Sicily 72 · Bill Mauldin 69 · John Barry 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantrymen who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field.
- Mauldin's cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the United States as well.
- His second Pulitzer Prize was for a cartoon published in 1958, and possibly his best-known cartoon was after the Kennedy assassination.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bill Mauldin article was read about 41,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Bill Mauldin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bill Mauldin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
