About Phil Gascoine
Lived 1934 – 2007 (aged 72–73). Phil Gascoine was a comics artist, illustrator and comics creator.
Phil Gascoine (8 June 1934 – August 2007) was a British comics artist, best known for his work in comics such as Jinty, Bunty, and Battle Action, for which he drew The Sarge.
Biography On leaving school at the age of 15, Phil Gascoine worked in various London art studios until leaving to do his National Service. On his return, his first comic book work was on a series of pocket-sized comics based on TV medical drama Emergency Ward Ten.
His comics career covered 45 years of work on varied titles as a freelancer, in the British, American, and European comics markets.
He died in August 2007 after a short illness.
Partial bibliography For a more complete list of credits, see Downthetubes.net.
IPC Battle Action The Sarge Sailor Sam The Wilde Bunch The News Team Jinty No Cheers for Cherry Badgered Belinda
DC Thomson Commando
Other Look-in Knight Rider Robin of Sherwood Wendy
Marvel Punisher Knights of Pendragon Genetix
DC Comics The Unknown Soldier (1988–1989) Shade, the Changing Man
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British comics artist (1934–2007)
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Phil Gascoine was born on 8 June 1934.
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Phil Gascoine died in 2007.
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Phil Gascoine was a comics artist, illustrator and comics creator.
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