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- Virgil Reilly (29 November 1892 – 23 January 1974), was an Australian cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator. In a long and varied career, he was one of Australia's most famous newspaper and magazine artists and a prolific comic-book illustrator. He was known as 'Virgil', the name he signed on his work. While working for Smith's Weekly during the inter-war years he became well-known for his cartoons of glamorous and seductive young women that became known as 'Virgil's girls'. During World War II he continued to draw cartoons featuring sensual and assertive young women for the Sunday Telegraph and contributed cover art, patriotic cartoons and paintings for the Australian Women's Weekly. In the late-1940s and 1950s Reilly was a prolific and successful comic-book artist, known for his fictional creations such as 'Silver Flash' and the 'Rocket Squadron', as well as his depictions of actual naval battles. (en)
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- Charlton, Victoria, Australia (en)
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- One of the four Australian Armed Forces stamps , inspired by Reilly's painting. (en)
- He: What makes you think the depression is lifting? (en)
- She: We had our first land salesman round this morning." (en)
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- Austn Women's Weekly cover Virgil Reilly 21Oct1939.jpg (en)
- Depression is lifting Virgil Reilly Smiths Weekly 12Mar1932.jpg (en)
- Very Nice Two Virgil Reilly Smith's Weekly 2Jan1926 p1.jpg (en)
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- Cartoonist, comic book/strip artist, illustrator (en)
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- Virgil Reilly (29 November 1892 – 23 January 1974), was an Australian cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator. In a long and varied career, he was one of Australia's most famous newspaper and magazine artists and a prolific comic-book illustrator. He was known as 'Virgil', the name he signed on his work. While working for Smith's Weekly during the inter-war years he became well-known for his cartoons of glamorous and seductive young women that became known as 'Virgil's girls'. During World War II he continued to draw cartoons featuring sensual and assertive young women for the Sunday Telegraph and contributed cover art, patriotic cartoons and paintings for the Australian Women's Weekly. In the late-1940s and 1950s Reilly was a prolific and successful comic-book artist, known for his (en)
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