Artist Phil Gascoine’s comics career spanned 45 years. He left school aged 15 and worked in an art studio until leaving to complete two years National Service.

As a freelancer, Phil drew for several girls’ comics for over 10 years, including such titles as DC Thomson’s Bunty and School Friend, and IPC’s much-admired Jinty. Among many other boys adventures strips, he’s well known for his work on Battle Action!, on “The Sarge“.

• Read a 2006 interview with Phil Gascoine

• Read the tributes to Phil Gascoine

STRIP WORK UK

Wendy – Pencils by Phil Gascoine (2007)

DC Thomson

Bunty
Commando
The Art Of Commando Calendar 2007 (The Paras are Here, Death on the Wind)
June
School Friend
Wendy
Victor – boxing and football strips (1970s)

IPC

Battle Picture Weekly (Features such as “Battle Badge of Bravery”, “Battle Honours”, “Unsung Heroes of War” and strips – “The Sarge”, “The Wilde Bunch” and “Sailor Small”
Eagle – “The News Team”
Jinty – “No Cheers for Cherry”
Look-In – “Knight Rider”, “Robin of Sherwood”
Tammy

Genetix – a series Phil Gascoine worked on published by Marvel UK by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning

Marvel UK

Action Force
Blake’s 7
Galaxy Rangers
Codename: Genetix #1 – 4
Genetix # 1- 6
Knights of Pendragon II #1 – 4
Thundercats
The Real Ghostbusters

Pearsons

Emergency Ward Ten

Andy Pandy Annual 1975 – Purnell
Bill and Ben The Flowerpot Men (1966) (Illustrations)
Scouts Pathfinder Annual 1966 (illustrations)
The Brownie Annual for 1971 (illustrations)
The Brownie Annual for 1973 (illustrations)
The Brownie Annual for 1974 (illustrations)
Andy Pandy Annual 1975 (Illustrations)

Independents

Tank Girl

STRIP WORK US

DC Comics

Egypt
Shade: The Changing Man
The Unknown Soldier

Marvel US

Darkhawk
Dreadlands
Epic: An Anthology #1
The Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy