Reply #1: He did a famous anti-Semitic cartoon. [View All]

[larryepke]

http://www.toonopedia.com/bc.htm

"However, his strip appearing on Easter, 2001, which depicted a menorah being transformed into a cross, may have gone too far. It was denounced not just by Jewish groups, but also by Catholic and Protestant clergy, as demeaning to Jews. The protests were made after the Sunday comics had already been printed, so it was impossible for newspapers to simply pull the strip — but many seriously considered dropping it permanently in response."

The quote is from Don Markstein's "Toonopedia", a terrific source of information on toons, including newspaper comics, comic books and animation.