KULBACH André
Born in Estonia 1909. Immigrated to Canada April 2, 1928.
André Kulbach, the brother of René, was one of the small group of artists who made up the Hillborough Studio team although it would appear he was a minor player. He was an occasional cover illustrator and only sporadically contributed a humourous strip called “Unusual Incidents”. When Hillborough Studios discontinued operations, he with his brother and Adrian Dingle joined Bell Features & Publishing Co.
As time passed, he took over cartooning for Leo Bachle’s “The Brain” and Jack Tremblay’s “Wings Over The Atlantic” and illustration duties for “Dr. Blue and Blackie” while Spragett took over the writing. “Dr. Blue and Blackie” was originally written and illustrated by Marc Borgatta.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: All published by Bell Features & Publishing Ltd.
Content serial:
| Active Comics, …no date. “The Brain.”:… Black & white. | ||
| 23: 50-56.
24: 39-45. |
25: 37-43. Car., unidentified probably André Kulbach . | 26: 13-18. |
Active Comics, 27, no date: “Dr. Blue & Blackie”: 52-56. Black & white.
| Commando Comics ….no date. “Wings Over The Atlantic.” Black & White | ||||
| 4: 42-49 | 5: 27-34. | 14: 32-36. | 16: 26-30 | 17: 52-56. |
ILLUSTRATOR:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: All published by Bell Features & Publishing Ltd.
Cover front:
Active Comics, 25, no date: “The Brain.”
Triumph Adventure Comics, Nov. 1941. “Derek of Bras d’Or”.
SOURCE:
Article booklet:
Guardians of the North: The National Superhero in Canadian Comic-Book Art. Writ., John Bell. National Archives of Canada, 1992: 5. A catalogue for the exhibit of the same name.
Article periodical:
Joke Comics. 23, no date: “Welcome Home Gang.” 26.
GALLERY:
Triumph Adventure Comics, Aug. 1941: 39.
Triumph Adventure Comics, Nov. 1941: Front cover.