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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 was one of the first art teachers at the Rio Museum of Modern Art, where he taught Mauricio de Sousa and Maboim.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} |
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Returning to the United States in the late 1950s, LeBlanc worked for [[Hanna Barbera]] when they had an office on the East Coast.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} He worked closely with animator [[Alex Toth]] to help create the characters for the animated series ''[[Space Ghost]]'' as well as ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' in the 1970s and 80s. |
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Le Blanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic ''Picture Bible'' published by David C Cooke. He drew for King Comics' ''Mandrake the Magician'' comic book. His various features for comic books included ''Dr. E.Z. Duzit'', ''Intellectual Amos'' and ''Morena Flor''. He was a leading illustrator on ''Edicao Maravilhosa'', the [[Brazil]]ian version of ''[[Classics Illustrated]]''.<ref name=Lambiek/> |
Le Blanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic ''Picture Bible'' published by David C Cooke. He drew for King Comics' ''Mandrake the Magician'' comic book. His various features for comic books included ''Dr. E.Z. Duzit'', ''Intellectual Amos'' and ''Morena Flor''. He was a leading illustrator on ''Edicao Maravilhosa'', the [[Brazil]]ian version of ''[[Classics Illustrated]]''.<ref name=Lambiek/> |
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André LeBlanc (January 16, 1921 – December 21, 1998) 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.
Biography
Andre 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.[2]
Le Blanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic Picture Bible published by David C Cooke. He drew for King Comics' Mandrake the Magician comic book. His various features for comic books included Dr. E.Z. Duzit, Intellectual Amos and Morena Flor. He was a leading illustrator on Edicao Maravilhosa, the Brazilian version of Classics Illustrated.[2]
Death
LeBlanc died on December 21, 1998 in Brazil.[2]
Awards
LeBlanc's illustrations brought him the Southern Cross Award, the highest honor that can be given to a Brazilian citizen.[2]
References
- ^ "André LeBlanc". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Andre LeBlanc". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
External links
- "The Picture Bible"... illustrated by Andre Le Blanc. Classics Illustrated.
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