Al Wiseman
Encyclopedia
Al Wiseman was an American cartoonist who worked on both comic strip
s and comic book
s, notably his long stint on the Dennis the Menace comic books.
After Wiseman worked in advertising, he became an assistant to Hank Ketcham on Dennis the Menace. Wiseman and writer Fred Toole worked on the Dennis the Menace comic book from 1953 into the 1960s.
He had his own feature, Punky, in the Dennis the Menace comic books.
, contributed to George Crenshaw's Belvedere
and drew the Yogi Bear
newspaper strip. He also did children's books, such as We Learn to Play (1954).
and Françoise Mouly
collection, The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Abrams, 2009).
, Gilbert Hernandez
, Al Gordon and Daniel Clowes
.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
s and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s, notably his long stint on the Dennis the Menace comic books.
After Wiseman worked in advertising, he became an assistant to Hank Ketcham on Dennis the Menace. Wiseman and writer Fred Toole worked on the Dennis the Menace comic book from 1953 into the 1960s.
He had his own feature, Punky, in the Dennis the Menace comic books.
Charley Jones Laugh Book
Wiseman did covers for Charley Jones Laugh BookCharley Jones Laugh Book
Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine, aka Charley Jones' Laugh Book and Laugh Book, was a monthly digest-size cartoon and joke magazine published by Charley E. Jones at 438 North Main Street in Wichita, Kansas. Edited by Charley Jones, Ceora K. Raymond and Ken Berglund, it ran from 1943 into the...
, contributed to George Crenshaw's Belvedere
Belvedere (comic strip)
Belvedere is a single panel comic strip created by George Webster Crenshaw which ran from 1962 to 1995. The star of the strip is a white dog with black spots. The classic strips are still distributed by Johansen International Features.-Characters and story:...
and drew the Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear is a fictional bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show. Yogi Bear was the first breakout character created by Hanna-Barbera, and was eventually more popular than...
newspaper strip. He also did children's books, such as We Learn to Play (1954).
Reprints
A Dennis the Menace story by Wiseman and Toole was reprinted in the Art SpiegelmanArt Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book memoir, Maus. His works are published with his name in lowercase: art spiegelman.-Biography:Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Polish Jews...
and Françoise Mouly
Françoise Mouly
Françoise Mouly is a Paris-born French artist and designer best known for her work with RAW, a showcase publication for cutting edge comic art, and as art editor of The New Yorker, a position she has held since 1993...
collection, The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Abrams, 2009).
Influence
Wiseman's clean line was an influence on several cartoonists, including Jaime HernandezJaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez is the co-creator of the black & white independent comic book Love and Rockets .-Early life:...
, Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez
Gilberto Hernández, born February 1, 1957, in Oxnard, California, usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also known by the nickname Beto , is an American comics writer/artist...
, Al Gordon and Daniel Clowes
Daniel Clowes
Daniel Gillespie Clowes is an American author, screenwriter and cartoonist of alternative comic books....
.