Martin Filchock

Martin Filchock (January 6, 1912 – September 5, 2012) was an American cartoonist who helped shape the Golden Age of Comics. A self-taught artist, he had his first cartoon published at age 13 in 1925. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, drawing for military magazines, and also played semi-professional baseball.

Filchock is best known for his work across dozens of titles from 1937 to 1974, including *Amazing Man Comics*, *Blue Bolt*, and *Funny Picture Stories*. His clean, energetic linework and knack for humorous storytelling made him a steady contributor to magazines such as *The Saturday Evening Post*, *Good Housekeeping*, and *Reader’s Digest*, as well as *The Journal of the American Medical Association*. He often handled multiple roles—artist, inker, letterer, and writer—on the same issue.

At the time of his death at age 100, Filchock was recognized as the oldest working cartoonist. His long career, spanning nearly nine decades, left a quiet but durable mark on both comic books and magazine illustration.