Artist · United States

1937 to 1976

Work

“comics artist”

No photograph on recordWilly Murphy
Born1937
Born inNew York City
CountryUnited States
Alsocartoonist
Died1976
Died inSan Francisco

Willy Murphy.

comics artist · cartoonist

United States, 1937 to 1976

In short

Willy Murphy (October 2, 1936-March 2, 1976) was an American underground cartoonist. Murphy's humor focused on hippies and the counterculture. His signature character was Arnold Peck the Human Wreck, "a mid-30s beanpole with wry observations about his own life and the community around him." Murphy's solo title was called Flamed-Out Funnies; in addition, he contributed to such seminal underground anthologies as Arcade, Bijou Funnies, and San Francisco Comic Book, as well as the National Lampoon.

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Biodata

Born
1937, New York City
Died
1976, San Francisco
Citizenship
United States
Work
comics artist, cartoonist
Career

Willy Murphy, in numbers

Lifetime

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