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[[File:Littleiodine6770.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Bob Dunn (cartoonist)|Bob Dunn]] and Hy Eisman's ''[[Little Iodine]]'' (June 7, 1970)]]
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'''Hy Eisman''' (born March 27, 1927) is an American [[cartoonist]].
'''Hy Eisman''' (born March 27, 1927) is an American [[cartoonist]], active since the 1950s, who writes and draws the [[Sunday strip]]s for ''[[Popeye]]'' and (until the strip went into reruns in 2006) ''[[The Katzenjammer Kids]]''. In December 2008, Eisman introduced the character of [[Bluto]] to the ''Popeye'' Sunday strips, as the twin brother of Brutus.


==Comic Strips==
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 interview with Eisman on his career appeared in ''[[Hogan's Alley (magazine)|Hogan's Alley]]'' #15 (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cartoonician.com/getting-hy-on-comics-a-profile-of-hy-eisman/ |title=''A Profile of Hy Eisman'', Hogan's Alley #15 |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112131226/http://cartoonician.com/getting-hy-on-comics-a-profile-of-hy-eisman/ |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.


, and ''[[The Katzenjammer Kids'' An interview with Eisman on his career appeared in ''[[Hogan's Alley (magazine)|Hogan's Alley]]'' #15 (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cartoonician.com/getting-hy-on-comics-a-profile-of-hy-eisman/ |title=''A Profile of Hy Eisman'', Hogan's Alley #15 |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112131226/http://cartoonician.com/getting-hy-on-comics-a-profile-of-hy-eisman/ |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1976, Eisman, who lives in [[Glen Rock, New Jersey]], became a teacher at the [[Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art]].

From 1994 until 2022, he wrote and drew the [[Sunday strip]]s for ''[[Popeye]]''.<ref name="WP">{{cite news
| last = Cavna
| first = Michael
| title = Popeye is getting a makeover at age 93
| work = [[Washington Post]]
| date = 2022-06-03
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/06/03/popeye-strip-randy-milholland/
}}</ref> In December 2008, Eisman introduced the character of [[Bluto]] to the ''Popeye'' Sunday strips, as the twin brother of Brutus.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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 was 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.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D8133BF932A25754C0A9629C8B63 Tung, Jennifer. "Weddings/Celebrations: Vows; Florenz Greenberg and Hy Eisman". ''The New York Times'', July 11, 2004.]</ref> Florenz Greenberg died on October 20, 2013, in Glen Rock.
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 was 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.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D8133BF932A25754C0A9629C8B63 Tung, Jennifer. "Weddings/Celebrations: Vows; Florenz Greenberg and Hy Eisman". ''The New York Times'', July 11, 2004.]</ref> Florenz Greenberg died on October 20, 2013, in Glen Rock.



Revision as of 02:45, 4 June 2022

Hy Eisman
Born (1927-03-27) March 27, 1927 (age 97)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Little Lulu
Little Iodine
Popeye comic strip
The Katzenjammer Kids
AwardsNational Cartoonists Society's Awards (x2)
Spouse(s)
Florenz Greenberg
(m. 2004; died 2013)
Bob Dunn and Hy Eisman's Little Iodine (June 7, 1970)

Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist.

Comic Strips

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.

From 1986 until 2006 (when the strip went into reruns), he wrote and drew The Katzenjammer Kids. An interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley #15 (2007).[1]

From 1994 until 2022, he wrote and drew the Sunday strips for Popeye.[2] In December 2008, Eisman introduced the character of Bluto to the Popeye Sunday strips, as the twin brother of Brutus.

Personal life

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 was 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.[3] Florenz Greenberg died on October 20, 2013, in Glen Rock.

Awards

Eisman won the 1975 National Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's Nancy comic books). In 1983, he received a National Cartoonists Society Award for his work on the Little Lulu comic book.[4]

References

  1. ^ "A Profile of Hy Eisman, Hogan's Alley #15". Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Cavna, Michael (June 3, 2022). "Popeye is getting a makeover at age 93". Washington Post.
  3. ^ Tung, Jennifer. "Weddings/Celebrations: Vows; Florenz Greenberg and Hy Eisman". The New York Times, July 11, 2004.
  4. ^ "Division Awards Comic Books". National Cartoonists Society. 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.