Martin Filchock (January 6, 1912
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. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and drew comics for Army magazines. He also pitched semi-professional baseball. Filchock illustrated more than a hundred magazines including ''

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'', '' Good Housekeeping'', '' Reader's Digest'', and ''

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

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1912 births 2012 deaths American comics artists American magazine illustrators United States Army personnel of World War II Golden Age comics creators United States Army soldiers American men centenarians {{US-cartoonist-stub

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