Dilbert Groundloop is a comic character conceived by Capt. Austin K. Doyle, USN and Lt. Cdr. Robert Osborn, USNR shortly after the Attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.[1][2]
An early aviator, he was used in training manuals, like Taxi Sense, and training posters for the United States Navy.[3] Dilbert was specifically shown doing things that pilots shouldn't do with the terrible and comedic consequences of his actions illustrated for the benefit of future pilots.[4]
The Dilbert training materials received wide recognition by Navy personnel and others, due to Osborn's distinctive linear style.[5]
In popular culture
editHe is the namesake of the comic strip Dilbert as well as its titular character. The name was suggested by author Adams' boss at Pacific Bell.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Dilbert". rwebs.net.
- ^ Goodman, John B. (August 1944). "Dilbert, USN". Flying Magazine. 35 (2): 132.
- ^ "Dilbert Groundloop training poster number 800". Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
- ^ Goodman, John B. (August 1944). "Dilbert, USN". Flying Magazine. 35 (2): 55.
- ^ Kercher, Stephen E. (2010). Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America. University of Chicago Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0226431659.
- ^ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/most_frequently.html