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Creig Valentine Flessel
February 2, 1912-July 17, 2008

Creig Flessel, the last of the Golden Age Comic Illustrators, died at age 96, following a stroke.

Born on a farm in Huntington, Long Island, New York, he studied at the Grand Central Art School in New York City. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, he drew for More Fun Comics, Detective Comics (including the original Sandman) and Adventure Comics where he created the Shining Knight. For 25 years he did advertising art for the Johnstone and Cushing Agency. He created and illustrated a syndicated comic strip about a young minister, “David Crane”, as well as “The Tales of Baron von Furstinbed” for Playboy.

In 1991, he received the Comic-Com International Inkpot Award and in 1992, the National Cartoonists Society Silver T-Square Extraordinary Service Award.  In 2007, he received the Sparky Award from the Charles Schulz Foundation. In 2008, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco presented an exhibition, displaying seven decades of his art.  Shortly before his death, he was nominated for a “Milley” community service award in Mill Valley.

In 1937, he married Marie Marino.  They lived in Huntington until moving to the Redwoods in Mill Valley, CA in 2000.  Creig and Marie loved to camp and throughout their lives explored dozens of national parks.

Creig is survived by Marie, his devoted wife for 70 years, by children Peter (Monica), and Jane (Henry) Fernandes, grandsons Mark, Andrew, Mathew and Noah, grandaughters Kim and Julia, and five great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Katherine, Robyn, Owen and Camryn.

Friends are invited to a celebration of Creig’s life at the Redwoods Senior Community, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley on Sunday, August 31 at 3 pm. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Friends of the Redwoods, c/o Development Office, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA  94941. 

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