Rudolf Petersson (17 June 1896 – 17 April 1970) was a

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comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: '' 91:an''. Petersson performed

national service National service is a system of compulsory or voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act ...

at the I 16 regiment in

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, between 1916 and 1918. Mandel Karlsson, the protagonist of ''91:an'', is based on two people Petersson met during his national service at I 16 — a blond and ill-tempered Smålandian who was turned soft by

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music, and a friendly, short haired person. Some of the attributes were switched and the result was 91:an and another character, 87:an Axelsson. Several of the officers in ''91:an'' are also based on real people Petersson met during his service.

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Rudolf Petersson info from the Lambiek Comiclopedia of Artists
1896 births 1970 deaths People from Halmstad Swedish comics artists {{Europe-comics-creator-stub

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