Bill Wenzel

Bill Wenzel was an American cartoonist who built a long career as a prolific "good girl" artist, his work frequently appearing in men's magazines from the 1940s onward. Born William Michael Wenzel on January 22, 1918, he began his comics career in the early 1940s, contributing to a wide range of humor and risqué titles. Over a span of more than six decades, his credits as artist, inker, colorist, letterer, and writer appeared on nearly 100 issues, with his most frequent work found in *Comedy*, *Popular Cartoons*, *Joker*, *Hello Buddies*, *Breezy*, and *Army Laughs*. Wenzel's signature style was clean, playful, and distinctly pin-up inspired, emphasizing exaggerated feminine forms and lighthearted, often cheeky scenarios. He was a key figure in the "good girl art" tradition, a genre that flourished in mid-century humor and adventure comics. Wenzel passed away on May 12, 1987, leaving behind a substantial body of work that remains a touchstone for collectors and historians of vintage cartooning.