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| Born | Morris S. Weiss August 11, 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2014 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Ink Higgins |
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Notable works
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"Margie", Mickey Finn |
Morris S. Weiss (born August 11, 1915 – died May 18, 2014) was a talented American artist and writer. He created many popular comic books and comic strips. He worked from the 1930s until the mid-1970s.
Morris Weiss created the funny teen character "Margie" for Timely Comics. This company later became Marvel Comics! He also drew the famous comic strip Mickey Finn for many years. You might also know his work on Joe Palooka.
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Meet Morris Weiss: A Comic Artist's Life
Starting Out in Comics
Morris Weiss was born in 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in New York City, New York. In high school, he learned how to paint signs. This skill helped him get started in the world of comics.
In 1934, Morris began working in comics. He helped with the comic strip Minute Movies. He also assisted on the Joe Jinks comic strip. Later, in the early 1940s, he drew Joe Jinks himself. From 1934 to 1936, he worked on The Katzenjammer Kids. He also worked for Fleischer Studios, helping with animation.
In 1940, Morris created his own comic strip called It Never Fails. But he soon left it because he felt he wasn't good at coming up with jokes all the time. That same year, he studied drawing at the Art Students League of New York. Other famous cartoonists like Bob Lubbers and Stan Drake were in his class.
Drawing Famous Comic Strips
Morris Weiss was an assistant on the Mickey Finn comic strip from 1936 to 1943. He returned to Mickey Finn in 1960. When the original artist retired in 1968, Morris took over the strip completely. He drew Mickey Finn until it ended in 1976.
After his first time working on Mickey Finn, Morris started drawing for comic books. He drew a feature called "Boxie Weaver" in 1943. He even used a fake name, Ink Higgins, for some of his work. He also created "Private Plopp" and "Petey and Pop" for Holyoke Publications.
While in the army in 1944 and 1945, Morris was the main artist for his camp newspaper. He created a comic panel called M.P. Muffit. In 1946, he started working for Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics. He wrote and drew stories for Tessie the Typist. He also created the popular teen-humor comic "Margie". This character appeared in Margie Comics and Patsy Walker.
Morris Weiss was offered chances to continue other famous strips like Terry and the Pirates and Nancy. But he turned them down. He sometimes helped with the Mutt and Jeff comic strip. In 1955, he drew Adventures of Pinky Lee, which was written by Stan Lee. Morris also wrote the stories for Joe Palooka from about 1962 to 1970.
Morris became friends with many well-known artists. He even helped start a charity fund for cartoonists who were having a tough time.
Later Life and Family
In 1960, Morris Weiss and his family moved to North Miami, Florida. He met his wife, Blanche, in art class. They got married in 1944. Together, they started the Miami Society for Autistic Children. Morris was the president of this group in the 1970s. He organized events to raise money, and famous people like Larry King helped out.
Morris and Blanche had four children: Wendy, Jacob, David, and Jerry Weiss, who also became an artist. Morris Weiss passed away at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 18, 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Morris Weiss para niños
