Martin Filchock

Martin "Marty" Filchock (January 6, 1912[1] - September 5, 2012) was an American cartoonist and self-taught artist who was a pioneer during the Golden Age of comic books. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and drew comics for Army magazines. He also pitched semi-professional baseball.[2]

Filchock illustrated more than a hundred magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest, and The Journal of the American Medical Association.[1]

At the time of his death at age 100, he was described as the "oldest working cartoonist."[2] He had had his first cartoon published in 1925 when he was only 13 years old.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Martin Paul Filchock". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kristi L. Nelson (2012-09-09). "Mr. Filchock, 'oldest working cartoonist,' dies". Knoxnews.com. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ↑ Steven Ellis (2006-08-09). "Drawing on a sense of humor and a knack for cartooning". Csmonitor.com. Retrieved 2014-10-20.