Carlos Freixas i Baleitó, also known as Carles Freixas i Baleitó, (

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, October 31, 1923 - February 26, 2003) was a

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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

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and was established for almost a decade in

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. 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

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like ''

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'' (''Angie’s Angel'', ''My Family, My Foes!'', and ''Wild Girl of the Hills''), '' Jinty'' (''The Valley of the Shining Mist''), and ''

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'' vol. 2 (''Miranda's Magic Dragon'').

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freixas, Carlos Spanish comics artists 1923 births 2003 deaths Spanish expatriates in Argentina