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
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
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