Carlos Freixas i Baleitó, also known as Carles Freixas i Baleitó, (
Barcelona
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, October 31, 1923 - February 26, 2003
) was a
Spanish
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...
cartoonist and illustrator whose most famous creation was ''
"Pistol" Jim''.
Biography
Beginnings
The son of draughtsman
Emilio Freixas, from whom he learned the rudiments of the trade, Freixas studied at the School of Art of San Jorge before apprenticing in a scenography workshop.
Along with his father, he worked on the magazine
Lecturas and launched an independent publication,
''The Mosquito Collection'', in which
Ángel Puigmiquel also participated.
Time in Argentina
In 1947, Carlos Freixas accepted an offer of
Editorial Molino Argentina
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and was established for almost a decade in
Buenos Aires
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. He collaborated with the Pan American School of Art and published in countless magazines, such as
''Patoruzito'' and
''Aventuras''.
British comics
In the 1970s and 1980s, Freixas illustrated comic strips in
British girls' comics
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like ''
June
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'' (''Angie’s Angel'', ''My Family, My Foes!'', and ''Wild Girl of the Hills''), ''
Jinty'' (''The Valley of the Shining Mist''), and ''
Princess
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'' vol. 2 (''Miranda's Magic Dragon'').
References
External links
Lambiek Comiclopedia biography.
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Spanish comics artists
Spanish illustrators
1923 births
2003 deaths
Spanish expatriates in Argentina