Martin Filchok (1912-2012) cartoons from Jester, 1964-1967. Cover and interior cartoons, saddle-stitched pamphlets. Also, a selection of cartoons from Cy’s Super Service (c. 2004).
Filchok was an American cartoonist and self-taught artist who was a pioneer during the Golden Age of comic books. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and drew comics for Army magazines. Starting in the 1930s, he did funny features like 'The C.C. Kid' and 'Windy'. He and his characters later moved over to Centaur, where he also worked with superheroes like 'Mighty Man', 'Fire-Man', 'The Owl' and 'Electro Bolt'. During the War, Filchock did gag cartoons for army cartoon magazines. When Centaur switched from comics to crossword puzzles after the war, Filchock drew over hundred covers for the crossword magazines. He then focused on cartooning. One of his most famous creations is 'Check... and Double Check', a regular feature in Highlights for Children magazine since 1973. Filchock illustrated more than a hundred magazines including Humorama publications, The Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest, and The Journal of the American Medical Association. He also drew a religious strip called 'Denny and Diane' for the National Research Bureau for more than 40 years.
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.
Martin Filchok (1912-2012) cartoons from Jester, 1964-1967. Cover and interior cartoons, saddle-stitched pamphlets. Also, a selection of cartoons from Cy’s Super Service (c. 2004).
Filchok was an American cartoonist and self-taught artist who was a pioneer during the Golden Age of comic books. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and drew comics for Army magazines. Starting in the 1930s, he did funny features like 'The C.C. Kid' and 'Windy'. He and his characters later moved over to Centaur, where he also worked with superheroes like 'Mighty Man', 'Fire-Man', 'The Owl' and 'Electro Bolt'. During the War, Filchock did gag cartoons for army cartoon magazines. When Centaur switched from comics to crossword puzzles after the war, Filchock drew over hundred covers for the crossword magazines. He then focused on cartooning. One of his most famous creations is 'Check... and Double Check', a regular feature in Highlights for Children magazine since 1973. Filchock illustrated more than a hundred magazines including Humorama publications, The Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest, and The Journal of the American Medical Association. He also drew a religious strip called 'Denny and Diane' for the National Research Bureau for more than 40 years.
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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