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LeBlanc worked as an assistant with [[Will Eisner]] on ''[[Spirit (comics)|The Spirit]]'' and with [[Sy Barry]] on ''[[The Phantom]]''. He also contributed to the ''[[Flash Gordon]]'', ''[[Apartment 3-G]]'' and ''[[Rex Morgan, M.D.]]'' newspaper strips.<ref name=Lambiek>[http://lambiek.net/artists/l/leblanc_andre.htm "Andre LeBlanc"]. Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2013.</ref> |
LeBlanc worked as an assistant with [[Will Eisner]] on ''[[Spirit (comics)|The Spirit]]'' and with [[Sy Barry]] on ''[[The Phantom]]''. He also contributed to the ''[[Flash Gordon]]'', ''[[Apartment 3-G]]'' and ''[[Rex Morgan, M.D.]]'' newspaper strips.<ref name=Lambiek>[http://lambiek.net/artists/l/leblanc_andre.htm "Andre LeBlanc"]. Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2013.</ref> |
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LeBlanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic ''[[The Picture Bible]]'' published by [[David C. Cook]]. He drew for King Comics' ''Mandrake the Magician'' comic book. His various features for comic books included ''Dr. E.Z. Duzit'', ''Intellectual Amos'' |
LeBlanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic ''[[The Picture Bible]]'' published by [[David C. Cook]]. He drew for King Comics' ''Mandrake the Magician'' comic book. His various features for comic books included ''Dr. E.Z. Duzit'', ''Intellectual Amos.'' In the Brazilian market, he created the [[jungle girl]] ''Morena Flor'', published in [[daily strips]] and in the comic book ''Capitão Atlas''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=de Rosa |first=Franco |url=http://chiaroscuro-studios.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grande-Almanaque-dos-Super-herois-Brasileiros-Chiaroscuro-Studios-Yearbook-2019.pdf |title=Grande Almanaque dos Super-Heróis Brasileiros |publisher=Chiaroscuro Studios |year=2019 |editor-last=Prado |editor-first=Joe |location=Brazil |page=80 |language=pt |editor-last2=Freitas da Costa |editor-first2=Ivan}}</ref> ''Edicão Maravilhosa'', the [[Brazil]]ian version of ''[[Classics Illustrated]]'', where he adapted classics of [[Brazilian literature]].<ref name="Lambiek" /> He also illustrated books by the Brazilian writer [[Monteiro Lobato]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-04-06 |title=QUADRINHOS - A arte maior de Le Blanc, Ivan e Euzébio {{!}} + Pop |url=https://tribunapr.uol.com.br/mais-pop/quadrinhos-a-arte-maior-de-le-blanc-ivan-e-euzebio/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Tribuna do Paraná |language=pt-br}}</ref> |
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| Born | 16 January 1921  Haiti |
| Died | 21 December 1998 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator |
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André LeBlanc (January 16, 1921 – December 21, 1998[1]) was a Haitian artist who worked on comic strips and comic books of the 1940s and 1950s. He was an instructor at New York's School of Visual Arts.
Early life
André LeBlanc was born in Haiti, but moved to the United States in the 1920s after his father was killed in Cuba.[1]
Career
LeBlanc worked as an assistant with Will Eisner on The Spirit and with Sy Barry on The Phantom. He also contributed to the Flash Gordon, Apartment 3-G and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips.[1]
LeBlanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic The Picture Bible published by David C. Cook. He drew for King Comics' Mandrake the Magician comic book. His various features for comic books included Dr. E.Z. Duzit, Intellectual Amos. In the Brazilian market, he created the jungle girl Morena Flor, published in daily strips and in the comic book Capitão Atlas.[2] Edicão Maravilhosa, the Brazilian version of Classics Illustrated, where he adapted classics of Brazilian literature.[1] He also illustrated books by the Brazilian writer Monteiro Lobato.[3]
Awards
LeBlanc's illustrations brought him the Southern Cross Award, the highest honor that can be given to a Brazilian citizen.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Andre LeBlanc". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ de Rosa, Franco (2019). Prado, Joe; Freitas da Costa, Ivan (eds.). Grande Almanaque dos Super-Heróis Brasileiros (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazil: Chiaroscuro Studios. p. 80.
- ^ "QUADRINHOS - A arte maior de Le Blanc, Ivan e Euzébio | + Pop". Tribuna do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2003-04-06. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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