Walter Fahrer
Walter Fahrer (10 December 1939 – 1 March 2025) was an Argentine comic book author and illustrator.
Walter Fahrer
- Name
- Walter Fahrer
- Born
- 10 December 1939
- Birthplace
- Santa Fe, Argentina
- Died
- 3 January 2025
- Occupation
- Comic book author
- Full name
- Walter Ricardo Fahrer.
- Nationality
- Argentina.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Walter Fahrer lived from 10 December 1939 to 1 March 2025 and was a comics artist and illustrator.
Life
Walter Fahrer was born on 10 December 1939 and died on 1 March 2025 in La Madeleine (Nord). Walter Fahrer was born in Santa Fe, Argentina, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Walter Fahrer • Born — 10 December 1939 • Birthplace — Santa Fe, Argentina • Died — 3 January 2025 • Occupation — Comic book author
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Santa Fe on 10 December 1939, Fahrer began his professional career illustrating covers for the magazine Puño fuerte in 1957. In 1962, he left Argentina for Europe alongside Hugo Pratt, writing stories for Editrice Universo, L'Aurore, Le Parisien, and France-Soir. He also wrote a police series published by Casterman titled Mon nom n'est pas Wilson, with the last edition published in 2004. Fahrer died on 3 March 2025, at the age of 85.
Comics
Comics
• Cobalt (comic series) (1971) • Fugue à quatre mains (1976) • Harry Chase (1976) • Une femme a disparu (1979) • Drôle de bobine (1980) • Piracicaba, mon amour (1980) • L'assassiné récalcitrant (1981) • Adieu Pigeon (1981) • Fugue à quatre mains (1982) • Danger immédiat (1983) • Enquête en 7 jours (1984) • Le Casque et la Fronde (1987) • Chili con carne (1989) • Le Casque et la Fronde • Captain Hard (1989) • L'Empire Gilgamesh (1989) • Gato Montes • Pour l'honneur (1991) • La croix du Sud (1993) • A Corsica (1996) • Mon nom n'est pas Wilson • Pâleur mortelle (2000) • Killer (2002) • Berlin (2004) • Laetizia (2004)
Documentaries
Documentaries
• L'Aventure du journal Tintin (1986)
Youth novels
Youth novels
• Le dernier des Mohicans (1980) • Huckleberry Finn (1980) • Sur le lac Ontario (1980) • Le bossu (1980)
Places
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Santa Fe.
Birth place
La Madeleine.
Death place
Collections
Collections
• La Bande à Julien (1997) • La BD fait sa cuisine (1999)
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Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1500147: Walter Fahrer
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reference work
- “Walter Fahrer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Filippini, Henri. Walter Fahrer : disparition d’un gentleman…. BDzoom. 5 March 2025.
- 2.FAHRER Walter. Galerie Napoleon.
- 3.Scénariste-Dessinateur - Né le 1939 à Santa Fé - (Argentin) - Pays de résidence : France. BDParadisio.com.
- 4.Fahrer, Walter. BDGest'.
- 5.Schraûwen, Jacques. Walter Fahrer – un dessinateur discret au dessin tranchant. BD-Chroniques. 5 March 2025.
- 6.Contributions de Walter Fahrer. Les Saisons Librairie.
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