Warren Sattler

Warren Sattler
Born	(1934-09-07) September 7, 1934 (age 90) Connecticut, US
Area(s)	Cartoonist, Artist
Notable works	Grubby
Awards	Meriden Hall of Fame, 2003

Warren Sattler (born September 7, 1934) ^[1] is an American illustrator and cartoonist, who contributed work to many popular publications from the early 1960s through the 1990s.

Biography

Sattler was born on September 7, 1934, in Connecticut. ^[2] In the 1960s, he assisted on the comic strips Barnaby and The Jackson Twins . Sattler also drew comics that appeared in Help magazine under the direction of Harvey Kurtzman. His own strip, Grubby, ran from 1964 to 1997 (syndicated by the Al Smith Service). ^[3]

In the 1970s, Sattler produced art for comic books, in particular Charlton Comics. Some titles he worked on include Billy the Kid , Fightin' Army , Fightin' Marines , Ghost Manor , Ghostly Haunts , and Yang. Additionally, he worked as an illustrator for Cracked magazine, National Lampoon , and Playboy . Sattler created a second syndicated comic strip in 1980: Swamp Brats, a Sunday comic. He ghosted on such newspaper strips as Bringing Up Father , Comics for Kids and Gil Thorp during the 1980s and 1990s.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards

In 2003, he was inducted into the Meriden Hall of Fame. ^[4]

Notes

1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide . Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
2. "Connecticut Talent". Connecticut Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
3. "Warren Sattler" at the Lambiek Comiclopedia.
4. Brewster, Sloan. "Four are inducted into city Hall of Fame". Record-Journal. Archived from the original on May 3, 2006.

References

• Who's Who of American Comic Books