Gabriel Arnao Crespo

Gabriel Arnao Crespo (Madrid, November 23, 1922 – April 2, 1985), better known as Gabi, was a comic artist from Spain who lived most of his life in France.

Biography

Childhood and youth (1922–1948) Gabriel Arnao made his debut in Maravillas magazine in 1943 with the series El Tigre Brown. From 1943 to 1949, for the comic Flechas y Pelayos, he developed the series Sherlock López y Watso de Leche, a parody of the detective created by Conan Doyle.

In Chicos, he published four long adventures starring Jim Erizo.

Stay in France (1949–1985) Gabi emigrated to France in 1949, working for SFPI (Société française de presse illustrée). There, he revived his series Jim Erizo for the magazine Balalín (1958)

His last series was Bloupy, which appeared from 1983 onward in Amis-Coop.

Style Gabriel Arnao demystified genres through the use of absurdity, somewhat in the manner of Jacovitti, with a light graphic style of straight, clear lines.

Works 1943 – Tigre Brown, for Flechas y Pelayos 1943 – Las extrañas aventuras de Sherlock López y Watso de Leche, for Flechas y Pelayos 1943 – El Señor Conejo, for Maravillas magazine 1944 – El Pequeño Profesor Pin y su ayudante Freddy, for ¡Zas! 1947 – Jim Erizo y su Papá, for Chicos 1948 – Teobaldo Teodolito, for Pulgarcito 1948 – Pototo y Boliche, for Chicos 1949 – Cleopatro Pa, for Chicos 1949 – El Mago Parapapato y su sobrino Patato, for Mis Chicas 1949 – Puck, el gnomo, for Mis Chicas 1949 – Don Ataúlfo Clorato y su sobrino Renato, for Trampolín magazine 1950 – Mateo Pí, for Trampolín 1950 – Pedrín y Linda, for Trampolín 1953 – Ojo de Castor, el pequeño piel roja, for Trampolín 1957 – El pequeño chico Fredy, for Maravillas 1958 – Archibaldo, for Baladín 1983 – Galapo y Vendaval, for Super Zipi y Zape.