Anthony Joseph (Tony) Strobl (born May 12, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, died December 29, 1991) was an American comics artist and animator. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" He went to Cleveland School of Art from 1933–37, with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who actually got some help from Strobl creating Superman. The Cleveland Institute of Art is a private college of art and design located in University Circle, Cleveland Ohio. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10 1914 - July 30 1992 was a Canadian -born American Comic book Artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon After finishing his education, Strobl became impressed enough by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to seek a job at Walt Disney Studios. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American film based on the eponymous German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. After a refusal, he eventually was hired in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He worked as an animator on Fantasia, Dumbo, and Pinocchio before he left the studio to fight in World War II. Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. Pinocchio is the second Animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He returned to animation after the war, but moved over to the comics field, and after a few commercial artist jobs, he started working for Western Publishing in 1947. Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
At Western, he illustrated primarily Disney comics, especially from the Duck universe. Disney comics are Comic books and Comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters Scrooge McDuck universe is the fictional world where Scrooge McDuck lives Starting with a Bucky Bug story for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #100 in 1949, Strobl had a long and impressive production of Disney comics. Bucky Bug is a Fictional character, created by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (WDC or WDC&S for short is an Anthology Comic book that has an assortment of Disney characters including Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He did comics for the American market until 1968, and comics with Disney characters for foreign markets from 1963 to his retirement in 1987. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This was for a little known special unit set up by Disney to provide material for their foreign comics licensees (some of whom had titles published weekly and were quickly burning through the backlog of materials published by Western, which also reduced its output of new material by the mid-1960s). Disney comics are Comic books and Comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters Although during his career he primarily illustrated stories written by others, he wrote some of his stories himself. Strobl also illustrated some stories written by Carl Barks after the latter's 1966 retirement. Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 &ndash August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and Comic book creator who Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The most significant of these is "King Scrooge the First" (Uncle Scrooge #71). This article is about a comic book For information on the character see Scrooge McDuck.
In addition to Disney, Strobl illustrated comics with several other characters, such as Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Woodpecker who appeared in theatrical Short films produced
In the Hall of Fame series of hardcover books devoted to the greatest Duck (and Mouse) comics artists, published in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish by Egmont, Volume 15 (2006) is dedicated to Strobl's work. Egmont is one of the leading Media industry groups of Scandinavia.
Trivia
Gerard Jones in his book Men of Tomorrow reveals at one point Jerry Siegel contemplated ending his partnership with Joe Shuster in developing what became Superman and work with someone else instead. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Strobl was among those approached but he respectfully declined, feeling his more cartoony artstyle was ill suited for such a serious character.
In 1942, Strobl saved a seven year old girl from drowning.
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