Irving Rose Tripp (June 5, 1921 – November 27, 2009), was an American comic book artist, best known as the illustrator of Little Lulu comics.
| Irving Tripp | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irving Tripp June 5, 1921[1] Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Died | November 27, 2009 (aged 88) Haines City, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Bud, Poppy |
Notable works | Little Lulu |
Irving was born in 1921 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He began working in comics in 1941 when he joined Dell Comics as a staff artist. He helped to produce approximately a half-dozen issues of Four Color before leaving to join the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served in the Philippines.[2]
He returned to work at Dell Comics in 1946 and remained there as a valued staff artist until his retirement in 1982.[3] In 1949, he began working with Little Lulu writer John Stanley when the success of the early comic books called for a more rigorous publishing schedule than Stanley was capable of meeting.[2]
Tripp also worked on a number of other comic books during his four decades at Dell. He inked comic book version of Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny. He also aided in illustrating a number of Disney adaptations, most memorably Dumbo. He provided much of the art work in the Clyde Crashcup #1 comic published by Dell.[2]
On November 27, 2009, Tripp died from complications from cancer in Lakeland, Florida.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VM8Q-4WL : accessed 05 Mar 2013), Irving Rose Tripp, 27 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d Spurgeon, Tom (December 11, 2009). "Irving Tripp, 1921-2009 (obituary)". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ Comic Creator: Irving Tripp
External links
edit- Andrew D. Arnold, "YOW! Two Generations of Kids Comics", TIME, March 3, 2005.
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