Basil Wolverton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Basil Wolverton

American cartoonist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Central Point, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1978

Profession: illustrator, comics artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Basil Wolverton (July 9, 1909 – December 31, 1978) was an American cartoonist and illustrator known for his intricately detailed grotesques of bizarre or misshapen people.
Wolverton was described as "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People who Prowl this Perplexing Planet." His many publishers included Marvel Comics and Mad magazine. His drawings have elicited a wide range of reactions.
Cartoonist Will Elder said he found Wolverton's technique "outrageously inventive, defying every conventional standard yet upholding a very unusual sense of humor.
He was a refreshing original." But Jules Feiffer stated, "I don't like his work.
I think it's ugly."He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1991.