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FOX, GILL
  Name and vital stats
    FOX, GILL [1915-2004] (artist; writer; editor) NULL
  Biographical
    Aka GILBERT THEODORE FOX NULL
  Education
    Landon Correspondence School; Grande Chaumier [Paris] NULL
  Family in arts
    Sister: Lorraine Fox (first woman elected to Illustrators Hall of Fame) NULL
  Influences
    George McManus, Creig Flessel, Dik Browne, Hank Ketcham NULL
  Member
    National Cartoonists Society (board birector '58-60) NULL
  Print Media (non-comics)
    Illustrator: Advertising: Campbell's, Prestone, Ex-Laz, Shick, Ford Times, Smith Brothers NULL
    Illustrator: Advertising: Through Johnstone and Cushing: Campbell's, Prestone, Ex-Laz, Shick, Ford Times, Smith Brothers 1950-56 > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
    Illustrator: Advertising: Volk Clip Art 1964-? > 64 60s
    Illustrator: St. John's magazine [covers] c1932 > 32
  Animation
    Animation Opaquer: Fleischer: 1936-37 > 36 37
    Animation Opaquer: Fleischer: Betty Boop; Popeye NULL
  Additional biography
    Alter Ego #12 Jan., 2002; #40 Sept., 2004 NULL
    Cartoonews #20, 1979 NULL
    Cartoonist PROfiles #6, #51 1970/81 NULL
    Will Eisner's Quarterly #2 NULL
  Honors
    Award for Political Cartooning, N.E. Press Association 1982 > 82
    Connecticut Professional Journalism Award 1994/95 > 94 95
    Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1978 > 78
    Long Island Advertising Club Award 1982 > 82
    National Cartoonists Society Legends Award 1991 > 91
    Pulitzer nomination for Side Glances 1980 > 80
  Syndication
    @Note: Gill says he didn't do WENDY'S WORLD, as earlier reported NULL
    JEANIE [Sunday] (a) 1952 written by Selma Diamond for New York Herald-Tribune > 52
    SIDE GLANCES (a/some w) 1962-85 panel for NEA > 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
    WILBERT (a) 1954-59 panel > 54 55 56 57 58 59
  Comics in other media
    BERNIE BLOOD (w/a) 1944 in Army paper > 44
    BUMPER TO BUMPER (w/a) 1952-64 in Sunday New York Sun-News > 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
    DOGFACE plus other cartoons (w/a) 1945-46 in Stars and Stripes > 45 46
    Gag cartoons (w/a) 1946 for editorial pages: Paris Post > 46
    Gag cartoons (w/a) 1990-96 for editorial pages: Connecticut Post > 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
    Gag cartoons (w/a) 1997-2001- for editorial pages: Fairfield Citizen, newspaper > 97 98 99
    JOE MAGARAR (a) 1956 in Boys' Life > 56
  Promotional comics
    BIG BOY MAGAZINE~ (a) c1996 for Big Boy Restaurants > 96
  Assisted
    Will Eisner on THE SPIRIT; and Dik Browne on HI AND LOIS NULL
  Comics Studio (Shop)
    CHESLER STUDIO (w/a) 1936-37 > 36 37
  AC COMICS
    TORCHY (p) 1993 > 93
  ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    Backups features (a) c1950 > 50
  CENTAUR COMICS
    Cover (a) 1936 for KEEN DETECTIVE FUNNIES #8 > 36
    DETECTIVE SHULTZ'S LUCK (w/a) 1938 > 38
    DID YOU EVER? (w/a) 1938 > 38
    Fillers [movies & sports] (w/a) 1936-38 > 36 37 38
    STAR RANGER~ (w/a) 1938 [Imprint: CHESLER] > 38
    STRANGE BUT TRUE (a) NULL
  DC COMICS
    BERTRAM (w/a) 1938 > 38
    Covers (a) c1935 > 35
    Fillers(w/a) 1935-39 about movies; '39 was from inventory > 35 36 37 38 39
    IT'S A FACT (w/a) 1937 > 37
  I.W. PUBLICATIONS
    PERKY (a) 1964 reprint > 64
    TORCHY (a) 1958 reprint > 58
  LEV GLEASON
    DETECTIVE SNOOP (a) 1940 > 40
  QUALITY COMICS
    ATOMIC TOT (a) 1949 > 49
    BARKER, THE (a) 1949 > 49
    CANDY (a) c1949-c51 > 49 50 51
    CITRONELLA (a) 1948 > 48
    CLOCK, THE (a) 1941 > 41
    CRACK COMICS~ (ed) 1940-43 > 40 41 42 43
    CYCLONE CUPID (a) 1941-42 > 41 42
    Cover [Firebrand] (pen/ink/) for POLICE COMICS (c) 1941 Quality Comics
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    Cover [Plastic Man] (pen/ink/) for POLICE COMICS #11 (c) 1942 Quality Comics
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> > 42
    Covers (a) 1941-50 > 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
    DAFFY (a) 1943/48 > 43 48
    DEATH PATROL (a) 1943 > 43
    DOLL MAN~ (ed) 1941-43 > 41 42 43
    ESPIONAGE (a) 1939 > 39
    FEATURE COMICS~ (ed) 1940-43 > 40 41 42 43
    GRANNY GUMSHOE (w/a) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49
    Illustration (a) 1941-42 > 41 42
    PERKY (a) 1947-49 > 47 48 49
    POISON IVY (a) 1940-44/46-49 > 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49
    POLICE COMICS~ (ed) 1940-43 > 40 41 42 43
    SALTY WATERS (a) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49
    SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (a) 1940 > 40
    SELF PORTRAITS (a) 1939-40 > 39 40
    SLAP HAPPY PAPPY (a) 1940-41 > 40 41
    SPORTRAITS (a) NULL
    SPUDO (a) 1949 > 49
    SPUNKY (a) 1947 > 47
    SUPER SNOOPER (w/a) 1941-43 > 41 42 43
    TORCHY (a) 49-50 NULL
    WOOPY GILROY (a) 1943 > 43
    WOOZY (a) 1953 > 53
    WUN CLOO (w/a) c1943-c44 > 43 44
  YOUTHFUL MAGAZINES
    Covers (a) 1952-53 for CHILLING TALES > 52 53
  Source (some data)
    GILL FOX NULL