Gilbert T. "Gill" Fox (November 29, 1915[1]-May 15, 2004) was an American political cartoonist, comic book artist and editor, and animator. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or Comic strip containing a political or Social message that usually A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed
Fox began his career in animation at Max Fleischer's studio, but left due to labor unrest. Max Fleischer ( July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Austrian American pioneer in the development of the He entered the comic book industry, working for a number of studios and companies, including DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Beginning in 1940, he was an editor and a cover artist for Quality Comics, with his work gracing the covers of such titles as Torchy and Plastic Man. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quality Comics was an American comic book Publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call Plastic Man ( Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional Comic-book Superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later In 1941, he wrote several weeks of continuity for the Spirit daily newspaper strip. He left his editorial position at Quality in 1943 to serve in World War Two, where he worked for Stars and Stripes. Once discharged from military service, Fox freelanced for Quality Comics until the early 1950s.
Fox later moved to advertising, working for the Johnstone and Cushing Agency. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand There he met Dik Browne, and assisted him on Browne's comic strip Hi and Lois. Dik Browne ( August 11, 1917 - June 4, 1989) was born Richard Arthur Allan Browne in New York City Hi and Lois is a Comic strip about a Suburban family created by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne. He also assisted/ghosted on several other strips as favors to friends, including lettering the Star Hawks newspaper strip in the 1970s. Fox later worked as a political cartoonist.
References
- ^ Comics Buyers Guide #1636 (December 2007); Page 135
- Alter Ego Vol. 3 #12 (Jan. 2002): Gill Fox interviewed by Jim Amash
- New York Newsday obituary (original link defunct; link to archive)
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