HUBIE KARP
Comic Writers Hall of Fame No. 2
HUBIE KARP
Hubert Richard Karp, detto Hubie o Hube, nasce l’11 ottobre 1914 a Minneapolis, Minnesota da Theodore (Ted) J. Karp e Izebella E. Hennenberry. Hubert è il terzo di quattro figli. Gli altri sono Lynn Theodore, Robert Louis e Helen Mary. Tra il 1920 e il 1930 i Karp risiedono a Mankato, contea di Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Intorno al 1934 Hubie si trasferisce a Minneapolis con la moglie Loretta (n. 1920), che nel 1940 gli dà una figlia, Karen, nata a Los Angeles, California, dove Karp ha trovato impiego presso lo studio di animazione Disney, nel Reparto Sceneggiature. Vi resterà fino al 1942, contribuendo a vari cortometraggi. Nel 1939 è anche vignettista, e da quello stesso anno collabora con il Reparto Fumetti della Disney, sceneggiando le tavole settimanali di Mickey Mouse e quelle delle serie Silly Symphonies e Joe Carioca.
Nel 1944 passa allo studio di Leon Schlesinger presso la Warner Bros. Lavora soprattutto come sceneggiatore per il regista Bob Clampett, restandovi fino al 1946.
Nel frattempo ha iniziato a scrivere storie a fumetti per la sezione californiana dei Sangor Studios, coordinata da Jim Davis. Contribuisce quindi, creando numerosi “animali buffi”, agli albi delle editrici ACG/Creston, Better/Standard, Rural Home e soprattutto a The Fox and the Crow della DC/National. Condivide uno studio con Jim Davis, Al Hubbard e Jack Bradbury dal 1948 al 1951.
Si trasferisce poi a New York, dove continua a scrivere per i fumetti e contemporaneamente scrive gags per Bob Hope, Dean Martin e Jerry Lewis.
Purtroppo scompare a Los Angeles il 2 agosto 1953, a soli 39 anni.
Left to right: Michael Sasanoff (seated), Bob Clampett, Tom McKimson, Hubie Karp (seated)
Hubert (Hubie, Hube) Richard Karp was born October 11, 1914 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Ted J. Karp and Izebella Hennenberry. He was the third of four children, his sibling being Lynn Theodore, Robert Louis, and Helen Mary. From 1920-30 the Karps resided in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota.
By 1934 Hubie had moved to Minneapolis with his wife Loretta (born 1920), and a daughter, Karen, was born in 1940 in Los Angeles, California, where Hubie was hired at the Disney animation studio. His brothers Lynn and Bob also worked there, respectively as animator and comic strip writer. Hubie was employed as a story-man and until 1942 he contributed to various shorts.
By 1939 Karp had started drawing cartoons and was also collaborating with the Disney Newspaper Strip Department headed by Floyd Gottfredson. Until 1944 he wrote the Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, and Joe Carioca Sunday pages.
In 1944 he moved to Leon Schlesinger’s animation studio at Warner Bros. He mostly worked as a story man for director Bob Clampett until 1946.
In the meantime he was also writing comic book stories for Sangor Studios’ West Coast branch, headed by animator Jim Davis. Creating several funny animals, he contributed to titles published by ACG/Creston, Better/Standard, Rural Home, and to DC/National’s The Fox and the Crow. He shared a studio with Jim Davis, Al Hubbard and Jack Bradbury from 1948-51.
He then moved to New York, where he continued writing for comics and started writing gags for Bob Hope, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis.
He prematurely passed away on August 2, 1953 in Los Angeles. He was only 39 years old.
FILMOGRAFIA / FILMOGRAPHY
NOTE: Dates in this section are day/month/year.
Studio: DISNEY 1938-1942
Sceneggiatore / Story Man
1938-1942 Cortometraggi non identificati / Unidentified shorts
Studio: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 1944-45
Sceneggiatore / Story Man
20/07/1946 The Great Piggy Bank Robbery [Looney Tunes – Daffy Duck]
e altri cortometraggi non identificati / and other unidentified shorts
FUMETTOGRAFIA / COMICOGRAPHY
COMIC BOOKS
Editore/Publisher: AMERICAN COMICS GROUP (aka CRESTON, LA SALLE)
Barry – Ha Ha Comics #70 (1950).
Art: Ed Dunn
Blitzen Jr. – Ha Ha Comics #49 (1948).
Art: Jack Bradbury
Daniel Spaniel – Ha Ha Comics #70 et al (1950).
Art: Bob Wickersham
Fenwell – Giggle Comics #91 (1953) [R?].
Fenwell Fox – Ha Ha Comics #18 (1945).
Finnegan – Giggle Comics #77 (1951).
Fuzz – Ha Ha Comics #38 (1947).
Art: Paul Sommer
Horace – Laffy-Daffy Comics #1, 2 (1945).
Art: Harris Steinbrook
“Hubba” Hubbard – The Kilroys #16, 18, 19 (1949).
Jackson – The Kilroys #33 (1951).
Jackson and Portia – The Kilroys #31 (1951).
Katie Kilroy – The Kilroys #11, 16, 20, 29, 32, 34, 36, 38 (1947-52).
Kilroy and Kompany – The Kilroys #18 (1949).
Kilroy Kapers – The Kilroys #19, 27 (1949-50).
The Kilroy Krew – The Kilroys #21, 26, 33, 38 (1949-52).
Kilroy Kut-ups – The Kilroys #19, 24, 25, 27 (1949-50).
The Kilroys – The Kilroys #1-42 (1947-52).
Mr. Mutt – Merry-Go-Round Comics #nn [#1] (1944).
Natch – The Kilroys #1-18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 32-35, 37, 39, 41, 42 (1947-53).
Art: Bob Wickersham
Natch and Grandma – The Kilroys #41 (1953).
Natch and Jackson – The Kilroys #15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 29, 37, 40-42 (1948-53).
Peggy – The Kilroys #33 (1951).
Pigsby Pig – Giggle Comics #28 (1946).
Ricky – Cookie #31 (1951).
Ringo Raccoon – Giggle Comics #32 (1946).
Solid Jackson – The Kilroys #9, 12, 15, 17-23, 25, 27-32, 34, 35, 38-40 (1948-52).
Art: Bob Wickersham
Spencer Spook – Giggle Comics #21-23, 28-30 (1945-46).
Art: Hawley Pratt
Squirrely – Ha Ha Comics #38 (1947).
Stalwart Swinburne – Ha Ha Comics #33-35 (1946).
Art: Al Hubbard
Those Kilroy Kids – The Kilroys #31 (1951).
Wacky Wolf – Giggle Comics #33, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 49, 59, 61, 63, 64 (1946-49).
Whoo-Doodit – Funny Films #1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 et al (1949-51).
Editore/Publisher: BETTER (aka NEDOR, STANDARD, ANIMATED CARTOONS)
Bandy – Coo Coo Comics #32 (1947).
Art: Ken Champin
Bunnyboy – Barnyard Comics #17 (1948); Happy Comics #19 (1947).
Art: Lynn Karp
Buster – Coo Coo Comics #41 (1948).
Art: Gil Turner
Cat Nipped – Goofy Comics #18 (1947).
Art: Ken Champin
Chuck and Charlie Chipmunk – Happy Comics #24 (1948).
Colonel Punchy Penguin – Coo Coo Comics #38-44 (1948-49).
Daffy and Dilly – Goofy Comics #18 (1947).
Art: Gil Turner
Dudley – Happy Comics (1946).
Fatso – Coo Coo Comics #41 (1948).
Art: Ed Dunn
Francois Feline – Happy Comics #13 (1946).
Fritz – Coo Coo Comics #29 (1946).
Gilbert – Coo Coo Comics #22, 27 (1946).
Gristle – Barnyard Comics #17 (1948).
Homer House Hunter – Coo Coo Comics #35 (1947).
Hubert – Coo Coo Comics (1949).
Jasper – America’s Best Comics #23 (1947).
Joe ’n’ Mac – Coo Coo Comics #44 (1949).
Little Billy Bear – Happy Comics #18 (1947).
“Nosie” – The Fighting Yank #25 (1948).
Oadie Colone – Barnyard Comics #13 (1947).
Oscar Owl – Coo Coo Comics #22 (1946).
Petey – Barnyard Comics #17 (1948).
Rico – The Black Terror #26 (1949).
The Rooster and the Crow (1947).
Root and Reet – Supermouse #1 (1948).
Scamper – Happy Comics #13, 18 (1946-47).
Scatty – Barnyard Comics #19 (1948).
Stanley and Homer – Happy Comics #17, 19-22 (1947).
Tony – Broncho Bill #7 (1948); Thrilling Comics #67 (1948).
Whitey – Goofy Comics #18, 23 et al (1946-48); Happy Comics #29 (1948).
Wilbur Fox – Goofy Comics #23, 26, 28, 31, 32 et al (1947-49).
Wiley Foxxe – Goofy Comics #18 (1947).
The Yehootys – Coo Coo Comics #33 (1947).
Editore/Publisher: DC COMICS (aka NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS, INC.)
Flippity and Flop – Comic Cavalcade #47 (1951-52); Flippity and Flop #1-13 (1951-53); Real Screen Funnies #1 (1945); Real Screen Comics #2-67 (1945-53).
The Fox and the Crow – Comic Cavalcade #30-59 (1948-53); The Fox and the Crow #1-12 (1952-53); Real Screen Comics #2-67 (1945-53); Real Screen Funnies #1 (1945).
Art: Jim Davis
Editore/Publisher: LEFFINGWELL
Barry – Chuckle #nn [#1] (1945).
Editore/Publisher: RURAL HOME (aka CROYDON)
Merry-Go-Round Comics #1 (1946).
Editore/Publisher: WILLIAM H. WISE
Bomby and Zomby – America’s Funniest Comics #2 (1944).
FUMETTI PER QUOTIDIANI / NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
Editore/Publisher: WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS/KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.
Joe (José) Carioca – Tavole settimanali / Sunday page: Sceneggiatura / Writer Oct 11 1942-Oct 1 1944.
Mickey Mouse – Tavole settimanali / Sunday page: Sceneggiatura / Writer June 1942-Oct 1 1944.
Art: Bill Wright
Silly Symphony – Tavole settimanali / Sunday page: Sceneggiatura / Writer Apr 23 1939-Dec. 17 1939; Apr 14 1940-July 12 1942.
Art: Bob Grant
VIGNETTE PER RIVISTE / MAGAZINE CARTOONS
Unknown magazines (c.1939) – Gag cartoons.