Tibet (cartoonist)

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Tibet
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Tibet at Angoulême, January 1989
BornGilbert Gascard
(1931-10-29)29 October 1931
Marseilles, France
Died3 January 2010(2010-01-03) (aged 78)
Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France
NationalityFrench
Area(s)artist, writer
Notable works
Tintin magazine
Ric Hochet
Chick Bill

Tibet (French: [tibɛ] ), the pseudonym of Gilbert Gascard ( [gaskaʁ] ; 29 October 1931 – 3 January 2010), was a French cartoonist in the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. Tibet, who debuted in 1947, is known for work produced for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin , most notably the long-running series Ric Hochet and Chick Bill . [1]

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References

  1. Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Tibet".

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