Reg Strikes Back Reg Strikes Back Reg Strikes Back, released in 1988, is the twenty-first studio album release for Elton John. It was his self-proclaimed comeback album, and his own way of fighting back against bad press. The "Reg" in "Reg Strikes Back" refers to John's birth name, Reginald Kenneth Dwight. In the US the album was certified gold in August 1988 by the RIAA. This was the last album that bassist Dee Murray (albeit without bass) appeared on prior to his death in 1992. Additionally, Nigel Olsson, the longtime drummer for John's band, appears (sans drums) on backing vocals. The tracks "I
Reg Manning on editorial cartoons. His work was syndicated in as many as 170 newspapers. Manning often used a small anthropomorphic cactus with a big nose as a visual signature. From 1948 until 1971, his work was syndicated by the McNaught Syndicate. In 1951, Manning won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for an editorial cartoon entitled "Hats", which was a commentary on the Korean War. Several of his books deal with Arizona and its cacti in particular, such as "What Kinda Cactus Izzat?" (also known as "The Cactus Book"), and "What is Arizona Really Like?: A Guide to Arizona's Marvels". Reg