GILL, TOM |
| Source (some data) |
| | TOM GILL; checked by TOM GILL via Jim Amash July 2003 | NULL |
| Name and vital stats |
| | GILL, THOMAS FRANCIS PETER [1913-2005] (artist; writer) | NULL |
| Biographical |
| | Born a U.S. citizen in Canada | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | T. G.; T. GEE | NULL |
| Education |
| | Mostly self-taught | NULL |
| Member |
| | Alumni Society: C.I.S. '69-83 (founder and director) | NULL |
| | Council for Advancement and Support of Education; Lambs Club | NULL |
| | National Cartoonists Society (held many posts) | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Artist: 1940-46 New York Daily News [staff] | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 |
| | Artist: 1941 Drew first map of Pearl Harbor Attack | > 41 |
| | Artist: 1957 Around the World in 80 Days | > 57 |
| | Artist: 1959 Picture World Encyclopedia | > 59 |
| | Artist: Artists and Writers Press | NULL |
| | Artist: Black Beauty | NULL |
| | Artist: Juvenile books: 1950s-60s Sherlock Holmes '57; Man from U.N.C.L.E. '67; Batman | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | Artist: New York Herald; New York Tribune; and New York Times | NULL |
| Commercial Art & Design |
| | Co-owner: Cartooning & Design Illustration Dept. of C.I.S. 1948-69 | > 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | Ideal Toys, Ertel Toys, Japan Air Lines, Swiss Watch Industry | NULL |
| Other career notes |
| | Instructor: Continuing Education: C.I.S. 1969-88- Alumni Director | > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 |
| | Instructor: Long Island Univ. [C.W. Post Campus] 1988- | > 88 89 90 |
| | Instructor: SUNY [Farmingdale, New York] 1958 | > 58 |
| | Teacher: Cartoonists & Illustrators School [C.I.S.] aka School of Visual Arts 1948-69 dept. chair '48 | > 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | Volunteer: Conducted [thru N.C.S.; Worldwide cartoon shows for Armed Services] | NULL |
| Additional biography |
| | Alter Ego #43 Dec., 2004 | NULL |
| | Comic-Con International San Diego 2004 | NULL |
| | Comics Scene, Mar., 1982 | NULL |
| | Newsday, Apr. 19, 1983 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Fellow: Sweet Briar College Virginia Center for Creative Arts | NULL |
| | Meritorious Service to Higher Education: CASE | NULL |
| | National Cartoonists Society Best Comic Book Artist 1970 | > 70 |
| | National Cartoonists Society Silver T-Square for distinguished service 1964 | > 64 |
| | Outstanding Service to School of Visual Arts, S.V.A. Alumni 1969 | > 69 |
| Syndication |
| | FLOWER POTTS [daily] (wr/pen/ink/) 1946-48 later called RICKY STEVENS for New York Herald-Tribune | > 46 47 48 |
| | RICKY STEVENS [daily] (pen/ink/) 1948-49 see FLOWERS POTTS | > 48 49 |
| Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | TOM GILL STUDIO (head pen/ink/) 1950-72 | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 |
| Note on comics career |
| | Helped Lou Silberkleit get MLJ Comics started c1939 | > 39 |
| | His studio did work for WESTERN PUBLISHING | NULL |
| CATECHETICAL GUILD EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY |
| | TOPIX~ (pen/ink/) 1944/47 | > 44 47 |
| CENTAUR COMICS GROUP |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) 1938-40 | > 38 39 40 |
| CHESLER PUBLICATIONS |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) 1942 | > 42 |
| DC COMICS |
| | PICTURE STORIES FROM THE BIBLE (pen/ink/) c1942-c45 | > 42 43 44 45 |
| | Support (ed/) 1969-? | > 69 |
| DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | Adaptations (pen/ink/) 1959-60 | > 59 60 |
| | BEDROCK BARNES, PROSPECTOR (pen/ink/) 1960-62 | > 60 61 62 |
| | BONANZA (pen/ink/) 1960-62 | > 60 61 62 |
| | BOY AND THE PIRATES (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | CHEYENNE (pen/ink/) 1956-61 | > 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1954-62 | > 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 |
| | FURY (pen/ink/) 1957-62 | > 57 58 59 60 61 62 |
| | HI-YO, SILVER (pen/ink/) 1952-60 | > 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 |
| | LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | LONE RANGER, THE (pen/ink/) 1950-62 | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 |
| | MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (pen/ink/) 1961 | > 61 |
| | SHERLOCK HOLMES (pen/ink/) 1961 | > 61 |
| | STORY OF RUTH, THE (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | THOSE REMARKABLE ENGINEERS (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | WAR HEROES~ (pen/ink/) 1943-44 | > 43 44 |
| FICTION HOUSE COMICS |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) 1940 unconfirmed | > 40 |
| FOX COMICS |
| | K-51 (pen/ink/) 1940 | > 40 |
| GILBERTON |
| | WORLD AROUND US, THE~ (pen/ink/) | NULL |
| HARVEY COMICS |
| | FIRST ROMANCE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1949-53 | > 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | HI-SCHOOL ROMANCE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1949-53 | > 49 50 51 52 53 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | APACHE KID (pen/ink/) 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | Horror (pen/ink/) 1952-53/55 | > 52 53 55 |
| | KENT BLAKE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (pen/ink/) 1951-53 collaboration with Joe Sinnott | > 51 52 53 |
| | RED WARRIOR (pen/ink/) 1951 collaboration with Joe Sinnott | > 51 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) c1952-c53 | > 52 53 |
| | Science fantasy (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | Sports (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| NOVELTY COMICS |
| | BLUE BOLT (pen/ink/) 1944-46 | > 44 45 46 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | Non-fiction (pen/ink/) mid-1940s | > 44 45 46 |
| | Various features (wr/) c1944-c46 on a few stories he drew | > 44 45 46 |
| PARENTS' MAGAZINE PRESS |
| | TRUE COMICS~ (ink/) c1943-c47 | > 43 44 45 46 47 |
| SKYWALD PUBLISHING COMPANY |
| | BILLY NEVADA (pen/ink/) 1971 reprint | > 71 |
| TOBY PRESS |
| | BILLY THE KID (pen/ink/) 1950s | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| | JOHN WAYNE (pen/ink/) 1950s | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| WESTERN PUBLISHING |
| | Adaptations (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | BEDROCK BARNES, PROSPECTOR (pen/ink/) 1962-70 | > 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 |
| | BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/) 1965/70/72-73 | > 65 70 72 73 |
| | BONANZA (pen/ink/) 1962-70 | > 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 |
| | BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/some wr/) 1963-66/70-71 | > 63 64 65 66 70 71 |
| | BORIS KARLOFF THRILLER~ (pen/ink/) 1962-63 | > 62 63 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1967-68 | > 67 68 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1962-67 | > 62 63 64 65 66 67 |
| | LAND OF THE GIANTS (pen/ink/) 1968-69 | > 68 69 |
| | LONE RANGER, THE (pen/ink/) 1962-72 reprints in '73-76 | > 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 |
| | MINI-COMICS (pen/ink/) in YOGI BEAR (c) 1967 Western Publishing 0044GillTom.jpg | > 67 |
| | OWL, THE (pen/ink/) 1967-68 | > 67 68 |
| | RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/ink/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | RUNAWAY (pen/ink/) 1964 | > 64 |
| | THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | TIME TUNNEL (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | TONTO (pen/ink/) 1960s | > 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1963/66-67/72 | > 63 66 67 72 |
| ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1951-52 | > 51 52 |