Phil Davis

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Phil Davis (born March 4, 1906 in St. Louis , Missouri , † December 16, 1964 ) was an American comic book artist and illustrator.

life and work

While studying at Washington University Art School, Davis worked in the advertising department of a regional telephone company. In 1928 he moved to the advertising department of the St. Louis Dispatch . Together with Lee Falk , Davis created the comic strip Mandrake in 1933 , which appeared as a daily strip from June 11, 1934 . During the Second World War as an illustrator for the aircraft manufacturer Curtiss-Wright , he was supported by his wife Martha, a fashion illustrator, at Mandrake . Davis died of a heart attack in December 1964 .

literature

  • Andreas C. Knigge: Comic Lexicon. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin and Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-548-36554-X , p. 162.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Andreas C. Knigge: Comic Lexikon. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin and Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-548-36554-X , p. 162.
  2. ↑ a b c d Phil Davis at lambiek.net (English), accessed on October 13, 2012
  3. ↑ Phil Davis on lfb.it (Italian) called, on October 13, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Davis, Phil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comic book artist and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1964