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Carlos Freixas
Carlos Freixas i Baleitó, also known as Carles Freixas i Baleitó, (Barcelona, October 31, 1923 - February 26, 2003) was a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator whose most famous creation was '' "Pistol" Jim''. Biography Beginnings The son of draughtsman Emilio Freixas, from whom he learned the rudiments of the trade, Freixas studied at the School of Art of San Jorge before apprenticing in a scenography workshop. Along with his father, he worked on the magazine Lecturas and launched an independent publication, ''The Mosquito Collection'', in which Ángel Puigmiquel also participated. Time in Argentina In 1947, Carlos Freixas accepted an offer of Editorial Molino Argentina and was established for almost a decade in Buenos Aires. He collaborated with the Pan American School of Art and published in countless magazines, such as ''Patoruzito'' and ''Aventuras''. British comics In the 1970s and 1980s, Freixas illustrated comic strips in British girls' comics like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Pistol" Jim
''"Pistol" Jim'' is a western series of comics created In 1944 by Carlos Freixas and is the most famous of his creations. History Carlos Freixas created the series with Emilio Freixas and Ángel Puigmiquel. Jim's adventures appeared in Gran Chicos and later Plaza El Coyote. Appearance and main characters "Pistol" Jim is a vigilante, who wears black (like Hopalong Cassidy) and wears the emblem of a revolver on his chest. He is joined on his adventures by his freckly sidekick A sidekick is a slang expression for a close companion or colleague (not necessarily in fiction) who is, or is generally regarded as, subordinate to the one they accompany. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, ... Nick Rolly. Noted amongst the villains he faces, the sophisticated Belle Smith stands out.. pp. 182 a 183. Style In the opinion of the researcher Luis Gasca, ''"Pistol" Jim'' combines the influence of the styles of Emilio Freixas and Alex Raymond. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
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Spanish Comics Artists
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Princess (comics)
''Princess'' was a weekly British magazine for girls, published from 30 January 1960 to 16 September 1967 by Fleetway Publications. The publication featured a mix of articles, features, and comic strips. (About one-quarter of each issue was comics.) True to its name, ''Princess'' featured a serial called ''Famous Royal Daughters'' by Marjorie Coryn and illustrated by John Millar Watt. Writers whose work was abridged in ''Princess'' included Joan Aiken, John Wyndham, Enid Blyton, Sylvia Thorpe, J. R. R. Tolkien, P. L. Travers, T. H. White, and Noel Streatfeild. Other contributors to ''Princess'' included David Attenborough, Scott Goodall, Pat Smythe, H. M. Brock, and Tom Kerr. Covers of ''Princess'' always featured a single photograph or illustration, never a comics story. A second ''Princess'' series was published by IPC Magazines in 1983–1984. Early issues featured Diana, Princess of Wales, on the cover. Publication history 1960-1967 series ''Princess'' launched 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinty (comics)
''Jinty'' was a weekly British comic for girls published by Fleetway in London from 1974 to 1981, at which point it merged with '' Tammy''. It had previously merged with '' Lindy'' and ''Penny''Comics UK Family Tree for ''Jinty'' and ''Penny'' in a similar fashion, illustrating the 'hatch-match-dispatch' process practiced by editorial staff in the London comics publisher. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June (comics)
''June'' was a weekly British girls' comic published from 18 March 1961 to 15 June 1974 by Fleetway Publications, when it merged into the fellow Fleetway title ''Tammy (comics), Tammy'' (along the way, ''June'' absorbed three other titles). ''June'' featured a mix of text Serial (literature), serials (with spot illustrations) and comic strips. The problem page was called ''Angela Replies...'' (written by Angela Barrie) and the Comic book letter column, letter column was called ''Pick of the Post'' and then later ''Tell Us about It!''. By the early 1970s, the popular fashion doll Sindy appeared in ''June'' in ''Sindy's Scene: Her Diary and Club Page'' and the strip ''Sindy and Her Friends'', drawn by Phil Townsend. Publication history ''June'' launched 18 March 1961. The character of June herself, a blond schoolgirl with a headband, often appeared on the cover, sometimes with her dog Jiffy. After 174 issues, ''June'' absorbed the short-lived title ''Poppet'' with the issue of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Girls' Comics
British girls' comics flourished in the United Kingdom from the 1950s through the 1970s, before beginning to decline in popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. Publishers known for their girls' comics included DC Thomson and Fleetway/ IPC. Most titles appeared weekly, with the content primarily in picture-story format. The majority of the stories were serialized, with two or three pages per issue, over eight to twelve issues. They were marketed toward young teen girls. British girls' comics were often titled after common girls' names. Examples include ''Judy'', ''Diana'', ''Jackie'', ''June'', ''Penelope'', ''Mandy'', ''Tina'', ''Sally'', ''Tammy'', ''Sandie'', ''Debbie'', ''Misty'', ''Emma'', ''Penny'', ''Tracy'', ''Suzy'', and ''Nikki''. Long-running titles included '' Bunty'', '' Mandy'', and '' Judy'' (all DC Thomson) and '' Tammy'' ( IPC). History Origin Girls' comics were the natural evolution of a trend that started with story papers. As boys' story papers like '' The Magnet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
