The Wolf - written and illustrated by Sgt. Leonard Sansone, 1945

Description: The Wolf - written and illustrated by Sgt. Leonard Sansone, 1945 - 1st Edition. Introduction by the famous cartoonist Milton Caniff, of "Steve Canyon" and "Terry and the Pirates" fame. Overall in good shape. Some slight wear to covers and corners. Spine in good condition. Pages clean and no tears. Front cover lettering and "wolf logo" in gilt. A book of single-panel "gag" comics written and illustrated by Sgt. Leonard Sansone. May offend modern sensibilities. Not "politically correct". A description from http://leonardsansone.com/cartoons-the-wolf-gi-wolf/ The Wolf (also known as GI Wolf * and Pvt. Wolf (Private Wolf), created while Sansone was stationed at Fort Belvoir, appeared in DUCK BOARD. It was so popular that Sansone was transferred to CNS (Camp Newspaper Services in NYC until the end of the war.The Wolf appeared in over 3000 publications, articles and features. The Wolf grew in notoriety after Sansone was in featured in a LIFE Magazine article in 1944. The Wolf book was published in 1945. *GI and Pvt are US Army rank abbreviations for members of the US armed forces. The Wolf cartoon was often labeled or identified with the same or current rank as its creator Leonard Sansone from GI Wolf – a member of the US armed forces or Pvt Wolf – the first rank. Leonard Sansone’s ranks progressed to CPL (corporal) and SGT (staff sergeant). The Wolf cartoon is a single panel cartoon (usually with a gag line) that was featured during WWII in hundreds of publications from 1942 to 1945. After the war ended, Sansone’s Wolf cartoon took on civilian life and continued for several more years under the name Wallie a civilian with a few wolfish characteristics who also chased the ladies. Wallie and The Wolf were both retired when Sansone had moved to Miami and created his new cartoon feature “Willie,” a family friendly cartoon strip. ============ About Leonard Sansone from http://leonardsansone.com/ Leonard Sansone (1917 - 1963) was a cartoonist originally from Norwood, Massachusetts. He served in the US Army during World War II and became a member of Camp Newspaper Service. He drew the humorous military cartoon Wolf Man for Stars and Stripes and Yank Magazine during World War II. The strip was also known as The Wolf and GI Wolf.Leonard also illustrated several books including Semi-Private by Sgt. Edward O’Leary, Chain of Command by Barrie Stavis and Private Purky’s Private Peace by H.I. Phillips.After the War, he moved with his wife and children to Miami and was a freelance cartoonist. He created the daily newspaper comics strip Willie for United Features in 1948, was a member of the Art Directors Association of Greater Miami and co-founder and president of the Florida Advertising Art Agency. He died in a traffic incident in October 1963, at age 46.

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