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John Wellington Kent, better known by his signature Jack Kent (March 10, 1920 – October 18, 1985), was an American cartoonist and prolific author-illustrator of 40 children's books. He is perhaps best known as the creator of ''King Aroo'', a comic strip often compared to Walt Kelly's ''Pogo''. In addition to his own books, he also illustrated 22 books by other authors.〔(Streetman, Burgin. "Just Only Jack," ''San Antonio Current'', February 10, 2010. )〕 Born in Burlington, Iowa, Kent dropped out of high school at the age of 15 and began a career as a freelance commercial artist, working in that field until he joined the U.S. Army in 1941. ==''King Aroo'' arrives== His first nationally recognized work was ''King Aroo'', which was syndicated and distributed internationally from November 1950 to June 1965. The strip did not become a great commercial success, but was reportedly adored by its loyal fanbase, and praised for its imaginative puns and dialogue.〔http://www.newsarama.com/4870-idw-adds-king-aroo-to-its-library-of-american-comics.html〕 The early strips were collected in a 192-page book, ''King Aroo'', published as a trade paperback by Doubleday in 1953. The collection had an introduction by Gilbert Seldes. In 2010 IDW began a complete reprint of ''King Aroo'', with the first volume covering dailies and Sundays from 1950 thru 1952. He also wrote and drew the seasonal 1968 syndicated Christmas comic strip, ''Why Christmas Almost Wasn't'' which was also offered to Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) clients.〔(Santa's Secrets, Day 5 )〕 He began writing and illustrating children's books in 1968, which he continued doing until his death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Kent (illustrator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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