John Prentice (cartoonist)

For other people with the same name, see John Prentice (disambiguation).
John Prentice cover for DC Comics' Gang Busters 47 (August–September 1955)

John Prentice (17 October 1920 23 May 1999)[1] was a cartoonist who took over the comic strip Rip Kirby upon the death of the strip's creator, Alex Raymond.

Prentice was born in Whitney, Texas. From 1940-1946 he served in the United States Navy. After briefly attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he moved to New York City and worked in a variety of illustrator jobs before being tapped to replace Alex Raymond. Prentice drew the strip for the next 43 years.[2]

Prentice worked occasionally for DC Comics in the 1950s, providing artwork for the first issue of Showcase comics' story, "Fireman Farrell".[3]

Prentice received the National Cartoonist Society Story Comic Strip Award for the series in 1966, 1967, and 1986.[4]

References

  1. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1L7-Z2Q : accessed 02 Mar 2013), John Prentice, 23 May 1999.
  2. John Prentice Cartoons 1956-1968 Syracuse University, 29 Jun 2010, Retrieved 11/29/2010
  3. Showcase #1 (March 1956)
  4. NCS Awards National Cartoonist Society, 2008, Retrieved 11/29/2010


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