Norwegian comics artists

Tore_Deinboll

Tore Eckhoff Deinboll (July 12, 1910 – November 18, 1988) was a Norwegian artist, cartoonist, and illustrator.
Deinboll was born in Oslo, the son of the patent attorney August Deinboll (1880–1975) and the teacher Anna Hermine Eckhoff (1884–1967), and was later the stepson of the librarian Rikka Deinboll (1897–1973). He studied in the painting program at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. There he became acquainted with several artists, including Kaare Espolin Johnson, the brothers Olav and Trygve Mosebekk, and Edvarda Lie. Deinboll became especially good friend with Espolin Johnson.
As a cartoonist, Deinboll was known for the comics Den evige ilds land (The Land of Eternal Fire, 1936–1937) and Petter Framgutt (1938). Both series were published as weekly full-page works in the magazine Arbeidermagasinet.

Tore_Bernitz_Pedersen

Tore Bernitz Pedersen (26 January 1935 - 17 April 2015) was a Norwegian illustrator and comics artist. He was born in Oslo and was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the Regent Street Polytechnic Art School in London. He created the comics strip Doktor Fantastisk, in cooperation with Axel Jensen, Roar Høiby and Terje Brofos, which was published in the newspaper Dagbladet, and he has been illustrator for the newspapers Aftenposten and Fredriksstad Blad. Among his book illustrations are Alf Prøysen's songbook Fra Hompetitten til bakvendtland, historical books by Georg Apenes, and Olav Angell's books about the city of Oslo.