Janusz Christa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Janusz Christa

cartoonist

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1934

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 15-Nov-2008

Profession: cartoonist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Janusz Christa (19 July 1934, Wilno – 15 November 2008, Sopot) was a Polish author of comic books, creator of the comic book series Kajtek i Koko and his perhaps most famous, Kajko i Kokosz series.
He debuted in 1957 and many of his works have been printed in the Wieczór Wybrzeza and Swiat Mlodych magazines.
He stopped creative work around 1990s due to declining health. Many of his works have been recently rereleased in Poland.
Notable one of Kajko and Kokosz books "Szkola Latania" ("Flying School") became first comic book to be mandatory school reading.
In 2018 some of his book finally receive foreign translations, including English, French and Ukrainian.
One book was also published in Esperanto.