Phil Gascoine (8 June 1934 â€" August 2007) was a British comics artist, best known for his work in girls' comics such as Jinty and Bunty, and in boys' comics such as Battle Action, for which he drew The Sarge.
Biography
On leaving school at the age of 15, Phil Gascoine worked in various London art studios until leaving to do his National Service. On his return, his first comic book work was on a series of pocket-sized comics based on TV medical drama Emergency Ward Ten.
His comics career covered 45 years of work on varied titles as a freelancer, in the British, American, and European comics markets.
He died in August 2007 after a short illness.
Partial bibliography
For a more complete list of credits, see Downthetubes.net.
IPC
- Battle Action
- The Sarge
- Sailor Sam
- The Wilde Bunch
- The News Team
- Jinty
- No Cheers for Cherry
- Badgered Belinda
DC Thomson
- Commando
Other
- Look-in
- Knight Rider
- Robin of Sherwood
- Wendy
Marvel
- Punisher
- Knights of Pendragon
- Genetix
DC Comics
- The Unknown Soldier (1988â€"1989)
- Shade, the Changing Man
Notes
References
External links
- Memories of Phil Gascoine by David Lloyd
- Phil Gascoine R.I.P by D'Israeli