Zdravko Zupan
Zdravko Zupan (Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian. He is best known for comics such as "Tom & Jerry", "Zuzuko", "Munja", "Mickey Mouse", "Goofy" and "Ellsworth". Zupan is considered the most important historian of Yugoslav and Serbian comics.
Zdravko Zupan

Association of Comics Artists of Serbia / Удружење стрипских уметника Србије (USUS) · http: usus.org.rs/clanovi-2/36-zdr-v-zup-n · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 7 February 1950
- Birthplace
- Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
- Died
- 9 October 2015
- Place of death
- Zemun, Serbia
- Nationality
- Yugoslav
- Occupation
- historian · comics artist · art historian · comics creator · opinion journalist · artist
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Biography
Biography
He lived in Belgrade.
Key facts
Key facts
• Imagesize — 150 • Born — 7 February 1950 • Birthplace — Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia • Died — 9 October 2015 • Place of death — Zemun, Serbia • Nationality — Yugoslav • Area — Artist; Writer; Historian • Notable Works — Mickey Mouse Tom & Jerry Zuzuko
Documentary record
Zdravko Zupan, an artist and comics artist, was born in 1950 in Zagreb. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Comics
Comics
• "Zuzuko", written by Z. Zupan et al., Yu strip, Munja, Bijela pčela etc., Serbia and Croatia, 1973 - • "Tom & Jerry", written by Lazar Odanović and Z. Zupan, VPA, Croatia, 1983–1988. • "Mickey Mouse", written by François Corteggiani, Le Journal de Mickey, France, 1990–1994. • "Goofy", written by F. Corteggiani, Le Journal de Mickey, France, 1990–1994. • "Ellsworth", written by F. Corteggiani, Le Journal de Mickey, France, 1990–1994. • "Miki i Baš-Čelik", written by Nikola Maslovara, Mikijev zabavnik, Serbia, 1999. • "Munja", written by Z. Zupan, Vasa Pavković and Zoran Stefanović, Munja, Munja Strip and Bijela pčela, Serbia and Croatia, 2001-
History of comics
History of comics
• Istorija jugoslovenskog stripa I, Slavko Draginčić and Zdravko Zupan, Novi Sad, 1986. • Vek stripa u Srbiji, Zdravko Zupan, Pančevo, 2007. • Veljko Kockar - strip, život, smrt, Zdravko Zupan (ed.), Pančevo, 2010. • The Comics We Loved, Selection of 20th Century Comics and Creators from the Region of Former Yugoslavia (Stripovi koje smo voleli: izbor stripova i stvaralaca sa prostora bivše Jugoslavije u XX veku), Živojin Tamburić, Zdravko Zupan and Zoran Stefanović, foreword by Paul Gravett, Belgrade, 2011. • Zigomar - maskirani pravednik by Branko Vidić, Nikola Navojev and Dragan Savić; editor and writer of the foreword: Zdravko Zupan, Pančevo, 2011. • Uragan, by Aleksije Ranhner and Svetislav B. Lazić, editor and writer of the foreword: Zdravko Zupan, Pančevo, 2012.
Identity
Identity
Zdravko Zupan is recorded with the occupation opinion journalist. Recorded with the occupation comics creator. Recorded as historian, comics artist, art historian and comics creator.
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Life and career
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1950
Zdravko Zupan was born on 7 February 1950.
2015
Zdravko Zupan died on 9 October 2015.
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- 1.Zdravko Zupan on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- 2.Zdravko Zupan , I.N.D.U.C.K.S. World-wide database about Disney comics
- 3.Slobodan Ivkov: 60 godina stripa u Srbiji ("Zdravko Zupan"), leksikon
- 4.Zdravko Zupan on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- 5."Munja i Zuzuko kao dečja inspiracija" , Student cultural center, Belgrade, 2014
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