COMIC ARTIST

Hal Foster

1892 - 1982

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Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship and attention to detail. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Foster moved to the United States in 1921, and began his illustration career in Chicago, eventually becoming an American citizen. In 1928, he began one of the earliest adventure comic strips, an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Foster is the 115th most popular comic artist (down from 114th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 351st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Hal Foster ranks 115 out of 226. Before him are Masamune Shirow, Claire Bretécher, Ōten Shimokawa, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Keiko Takemiya, and E. O. Plauen. After him are Iginio Straffi, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Les Clark, Masakazu Katsura, Gotlib, and Larry Lieber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Hal Foster ranks 242. Before him are Peter Romanovsky, Wendell Willkie, Ōten Shimokawa, Leon Kozłowski, Julia Faye, and Gregory La Cava. After him are Theodor Plievier, P. C. Chang, Peggy Wood, Harry Mallin, Alfredo Foglino, and Mykhaylo Semenko. Among people deceased in 1982, Hal Foster ranks 212. Before him are Victor Buono, Beb Bakhuys, Boris Andreyev, Alexander Abusch, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Katherine Rawls. After him are Jovan Miladinović, Francisco Martínez Soria, John Gardner, Marvin Stalder, Frank Séchehaye, and Ben Nicholson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Hal Foster ranks 423 out of 1,622. Before him are Calixa Lavallée (1842), Edward Belcher (1799), Brad Armstrong (1965), Peaches (1966), Mordecai Richler (1931), and Rick Danko (1943). After him are Terry Jacks (1944), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Louise Arbour (1947), Alex Lifeson (1953), Kenojuak Ashevak (1927), and Frances Bay (1919).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Canada

Among comic artists born in Canada, Hal Foster ranks 2. Before him are Joe Shuster (1914). After him are Todd McFarlane (1961), Guy Delisle (1966), and Bryan Lee O'Malley (1979).

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