MICHAEL NOBLE 1930 - 2018
It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you of the death of possibly the greatest comic artist ever, (and there are a handful who could compete with him, so that is not an easy thing to say). Mike Noble has died according to the Gerry Anderson Facebook page, at the age of 88. It is no surprise that it doesn't get a mention on the net, but it may have just happened in the last few hours, anyway comic artists are not the sort of people the net tends to make a fanfare about, but they should do for Mike. Anyone who has interviewed him says he was the nicest guy. He is my favourite artist, and although he did not work exclusively for Look-in, it is a real privilege that we got him into our pages.
After success with Alan Fennell on TV21 drawing Gerry Anderson strips, first Fireball XL5 and Zero X, later moving on to Captain Scarlet, which he's probably most famous for doing, he joined the Look-in ranks, and in the very first issue drew Timeslip. He went on to draw a succession of amazing strips, Freewheelers, Kung Fu, Follyfoot, Black Beauty, Tomorrow People, Space: 1999, Man from Atlantis, Famous Five, Worzel Gummidge, Into the Labyrinth, Star Fleet, When they were Young and Robin of Sherwood. His prowess with animals shone in Follyfoot, Beauty, Atlantis and Five, this is where for me he excelled. He is with the possible exception of Arthur Ranson Look-in's most used artist and if you look at his stuff you can see why, he was exceptional in his field and everything he did was amazing, we really won't see his like again and we were so lucky to live in his lifetime and see his wonderful work first hand.
He was with Look-in until 1986, and didn't do much after this, but his work appeared in reprint form in the early 90s Anderson comics.
Condolences to all his family and friends, thank you and enjoy your well deserved rest Mike...RIP.
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