Francisco Ibáñez Talavera

Francisco Ibáñez Talavera (15 March 1936 – 15 July 2023), Spanish comic book artist and writer. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the creator of several comic book series. The most famous series he created is Mortadelo y Filemón.

Ibáñez worked in a bank while publishing his first drawings before dedicating himself fully to his craft in 1957.  A year later, Mortadelo y Filemón appeared for the first time in the publication Pulgarcito.  After that Ibáñez created several other characters.  Since 1988, he has drawn six new Mortadelo y Filemón albums a year. Many of them concern common issues of the day.

In 1994, he received the Grand Prize of the Salón del Cómic de Barcelona. In 2001 he received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes ("Gold Medal for Contributions to the Fine Arts"). He received the "Premios Notario del Humor" 2008 from the University of Alicante.
Ibáñez married Remedios Solera Sánchez in 1966, with whom he had two daughters.

Ibáñez died in Barcelona on 15 July 2023, at the age of 87.
Works
Mortadelo y Filemón, agencia de información (1958).
La familia Trapisonda, un grupito que es la monda (1958)
13, Rue del Percebe (1961)
Godofredo y Pascualino viven del deporte fino (1961)
Ande, ríase usté con el arca de Noé (1961)
El botones Sacarino (1963)
Rompetechos (1964)
Pepe Gotera y Otilio (1966)
Chicha, Tato y Clodoveo (1985)
7, Rebolling Street (1987)
Doña Pura y Doña Pera vecinas de la escalera
Don Pedrito que está como nunca
El doctor esparadrapo y su ayudante Gazapo
Tete Cohete

References

Category:1936 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Spanish comics artists