Carlos Freixas
Carlos Freixas i Baleitó, also known as Carles Freixas i Baleitó, (Barcelona, October 31, 1923 - February 26, 2003) was a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator whose most famous creation was "Pistol" Jim.
Carlos Freixas
- Birth Name
- Carlos Freixas i Baleitó
- Born
- October 31, 1923
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Died
- 26 February 2003
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- comics artist · comics writer · caricaturist · illustrator
- Known for
- Pistol Jim
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• Birth Name — Carlos Freixas i Baleitó • Born — October 31, 1923 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Died — 26 February 2003 • Notable Works — "Pistol" Jim
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Carlos Freixas, an illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist and comics author, was born in 1923 in Barcelona and died in 2003 in Barcelona. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Beginnings
Beginnings
The son of draughtsman Emilio Freixas, from whom he learned the rudiments of the trade, Freixas studied at the School of Art of San Jorge before apprenticing in a scenography workshop. Along with his father, he worked on the magazine Lecturas and launched an independent publication, The Mosquito Collection, in which Ángel Puigmiquel also participated.
Time in Argentina
Time in Argentina
In 1947, Carlos Freixas accepted an offer of Editorial Molino Argentina and was established for almost a decade in Buenos Aires. He collaborated with the Pan American School of Art and published in countless magazines, such as Patoruzito and Aventuras.
British comics
British comics
In the 1970s and 1980s, Freixas illustrated comic strips in British girls' comics like June (Angie’s Angel, My Family, My Foes!, and Wild Girl of the Hills), Jinty (The Valley of the Shining Mist), and Princess vol. 2 (Miranda's Magic Dragon).
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- 1.In Memoriam: Carlos Freixas. www.tebeosfera.com.
- 2.Ferreiro, Andrés and Ostuni, Hernán (2012). Argentine adventure and adult magazines in From comics to manga: A history of comics 9. Adventure and adult comic magazines , p. 145.
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