Fritz Gareis
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Fritz Gareis (1872 – 1925)[1] was an Austro-Hungarian artist and cartoonist for the left-wing Vienna satirical magazine Götz von Berlichingen. He drew a comic titled 'Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens.'[2] His father of the same name (1845–1903)[3] was also an artist.[4]
21 October 1872
| Fritz Gareis | |
|---|---|
"In Anticipation" from Die Muskete 23 March 1916 by Fritz Gareis | |
| Born | Fritz Gareis 21 October 1872 |
| Died | 5 October 1925 (aged 52) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Area | Cartoonist, Editor |
Notable works | Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens |
WWI
During the First World War, Fritz Gareis contributed to the Imperial Austro-Hungarian war effort by creating donation stamps, propaganda postcards and posters.[3]
Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens
Gareis wrote Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens or “Scenes from ordinary life” about the fictional Riebeisel family. Paul M. Malone an associate professor at the University of Waterloo claims that it was the first comic strip with speech balloons in Germany and might be the first regularly appearing comic with speech balloons in continental Europe.[4] Gareis started the comic on 2 November 1923 and it became so popular that after his death on 5 October 1925, and two-month hiatus, the strip continued with Karl Theodor Zelger drawing it until 1934.[3]
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