Hy Eisman
Encyclopedia
Hy Eisman is an American cartoonist
who wrote and drew the Sunday strip
s The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye
. In December 2008, Eisman was the first to introduce the character of Bluto
to the Popeye Sunday page. Bluto has continued to appear as the twin brother of Brutus.
He entered the comic strip
field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including Kerry Drake
, Little Iodine
and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist doing Little Lulu
before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. An extensive interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley
#15 (2007).
In 1976, Eisman, who lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey
, became a teacher at the Joe Kubert
School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He has two daughters by his first marriage. His wife of 42 years died of cancer in the fall of 1997. On June 27, 2004, he married Florenz Greenberg, whose husband had also died in 1997. She is the managing editor at CavanKerry Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary works in Fort Lee, New Jersey
. Their wedding invitation was a comic strip with Popeye and Olive Oyl.
's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's Nancy comic books). In 1984, he received an Award for his work on the Little Lulu comic book.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
who wrote and drew the Sunday strip
Sunday strip
A Sunday strip is a newspaper comic strip format, where comic strips are printed in the Sunday newspaper, usually in a special section called the Sunday comics, and virtually always in color. Some readers called these sections the Sunday funnies...
s The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye
Popeye
Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and animated cartoons in the cinema as well as on television. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929...
. In December 2008, Eisman was the first to introduce the character of Bluto
Bluto
Bluto is a cartoon and comics character created in 1932 by Elzie Crisler Segar as a one-time character, named "Bluto the Terrible", in his Thimble Theatre comic strip . Bluto made his first appearance September 12 of that year...
to the Popeye Sunday page. Bluto has continued to appear as the twin brother of Brutus.
He entered the comic strip
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....
field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including Kerry Drake
Kerry Drake
Kerry Drake is the title of a comic strip created for Publishers Syndicate by Alfred Andriola as artist and Allen Saunders as uncredited writer...
, Little Iodine
Little Iodine
Little Iodine was a popular Sunday comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo, which was syndicated by King Features and had a long run from 1943 until 1985...
and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist doing Little Lulu
Little Lulu
"Little Lulu" is the nickname for Lulu Moppett, a comic strip character created in the mid-1930s by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935 in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and strewing the aisle with banana peels...
before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. An extensive interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley (magazine)
Hogan's Alley, a publication devoted to comic art, is subtitled the magazine of the cartoon arts. It has been published on an irregular schedule since 1994 by Bull Moose Publishing in Atlanta. Covering comic strips, comic books, cartoons and animation, each hefty issue contains at least 144 pages...
#15 (2007).
In 1976, Eisman, who lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey
Glen Rock, New Jersey
Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,601.-History:...
, became a teacher at the Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert is an American comic book artist who went on to found The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman...
School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He has two daughters by his first marriage. His wife of 42 years died of cancer in the fall of 1997. On June 27, 2004, he married Florenz Greenberg, whose husband had also died in 1997. She is the managing editor at CavanKerry Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary works in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
. Their wedding invitation was a comic strip with Popeye and Olive Oyl.
Awards
Eisman won the 1975 National Cartoonists SocietyNational Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops...
's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's Nancy comic books). In 1984, he received an Award for his work on the Little Lulu comic book.
External links
- Glyph: Hy Eisman interview
- Scoop: Hy Eisman interview
- Lambiek
- King Features biography
- NCS Awards
- Squirek, Mark. "Hy Eisman and His Adventures in the National Cartoonists Society", "Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonist Index", n.d. WebCitation archive.
- Archive of McQuarrie, Jim, "Bunny No. 12", "Oddball Comics" (column), #1154, April 29, 2007