Adolphe Barreaux
Adolphe Leslie de Griponne Barreaux, Jr. (Charleston, January 9, 1899New York City, October 23, 1985), professionally credited as Adolphe Barreaux, was an African-American writer, artist and publisher during the height of pulp magazines in the 1930s and during the Golden Age of Comics. A graduate of Yale School of Art, Barreaux worked for the publisher Harry Donenfeld at National Allied Publications, writing and drawing for magazines such as Spicy Adventure, Spicy Detective and Spicy Mystery.
Also recorded as Adolphus Barreaux Gripon · Adolphe Leslie Barreaux
Adolphe Barreaux
- Full name
- Adolphus Barreaux Gripon.
- Born
- 1899. · Charleston.
- Died
- 1985. · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- comics artist and art director.
- Education
- Yale University.
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Adolphe Leslie de Griponne Barreaux, Jr. (Charleston, January 9, 1899New York City, October 23, 1985), professionally credited as Adolphe Barreaux, was an African-American writer, artist and publisher during the height of pulp magazines in the 1930s and during the Golden Age of Comics. A graduate of Yale School of Art, Barreaux worked for the publisher Harry Donenfeld at National Allied Publications, writing and drawing for magazines such as Spicy Adventure, Spicy Detective and Spicy Mystery.
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He worked mainly in the detective fiction genre and sometimes under pseudonyms such as Charles Barr. He created properties such as Sally the Sleuth (a successful adult strip later continued by Keats Petree) and The Enchanted Stone of Time, and was the first artist to draw Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. At his personal studio, Majestic Studios, his team supplied the art for Olga Mesmer, a strip credited as an early precursor to modern superheroes. In 1935, Barreaux created a one-page story for the first title ever published by DC Comics, New Fun Comics #1, a contribution now noted by the company as a milestone for Black comics creators. During the Golden Age of Comics he created or contributed to titles such as The Black Spider, The Raven, The Magic Crystal of History, Tad Among the Pirates, Enchanted Stone, Flip Falcon, Patty O'Day, The Blazing Scarab, and The Dragon's Teeth. After his comics career he became an editor and illustrator for Fawcett Publications and others.
Adolphe Barreaux is recorded with the occupation comics artist. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded at birth as Adolphus Barreaux Gripon.
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1899
Adolphe Barreaux was born on 9 January 1899.
1985
Adolphe Barreaux died on 23 October 1985.
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- 1.http://www.pulpartists.com/Barreaux-P.html Adolphe Barreaux claimed the name Adolphe Leslie de Griponne Barreaux, Jr. Pulp Artists – in October 2016
- 2.Quattro, Ken. "Adolphus Barreaux Gripon", Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books. IDW; Yoe Books. 2020. . P 13-20.
- 3."Northport Journal To Issue Clever Comic Section," Northport Journal, June 21, 1935
- 4.Lambiek Comiclopedia.
- 5.Spicy Tales Collection, Edited by Tom Mason, Malibu Graphics, Inc., 1989.
- 6.Daniels, Les (2000). Wonder Woman: The Complete History. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0811829137.
- 7.Coogan, Peter, "Comics Predecessors," The Superhero Reader, ed. Charles Hatfield, Jeet Heer, and Kent Worcester (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2013), 13.
- 8.Coogan, Peter. Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre. MonkeyBrain Books. 172. 2006. 978-1-932265-18-7.
- 9.Seven DC Black History Month Milestones. DC.
- 10.Saunders, David. Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists. 2009.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Goulart, Ron. "Comic Book Culture": An Illustrated History. CollectorsPress, 2000. ISBN 1-888054-38-7. p. 26
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