Rudolf Petersson (17 June 1896 – 17 April 1970) was a

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comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: '' 91:an''. Petersson performed national service at the I 16 regiment in

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, Halland, between 1916 and 1918. Mandel Karlsson, the protagonist of ''91:an'', is based on two people Petersson met during his national service at I 16 — a blond and ill-tempered Smålandian who was turned soft by

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music, and a friendly, short haired person. Some of the attributes were switched and the result was 91:an and another character, 87:an Axelsson. Several of the officers in ''91:an'' are also based on real people Petersson met during his service.

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Rudolf Petersson info from the Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists
1896 births 1970 deaths People from Halmstad Swedish cartoonists Swedish comics artists {{Europe-comics-creator-stub

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