George Herriman with his “The Krazy Kat” was one of the architects of the comic. His merit was that despite the patronage of his admirer, the American press mogul William R. Hearst, he never lost or betrayed his creative freedom. However, translating his work into Spanish in Latin America was not an easy task, much less for writers who had to adapt their strip to the Argentine idiosyncrasy. In the following pages we will try to investigate his work, its problematic translation into Spanish and its journey in one of the main Argentine newspapers of all time.

George Herriman con su “The Krazy Kat”, fue uno de los arquitectos de la historieta. Su mérito fue que a pesar del padrinazgo de su admirador, el magnate de la prensa estadounidense William R. Hearst, nunca perdió ni traiciono su libertad creativa. Sin embargo traducir su obra al español en latinoamericano fue tarea fácil y mucho menos para escritores que tenían que adaptar su tira cómica a la idiosincrasia argentina.