Manon Iessel

(1899? - 1984?, France)


Le Message de Fatima, by Manon Iessel (Bernadette, 1952)
Le Message de Fatima (Bernadette, 1952)

Manon Iessel was one of the early French female comics artists. Mainly a prolific illustrator of books since the 1930s, she also drew comics for La Semaine de Suzette and Bernadette ('La Petite Fille aux Lions', written by Henriette Robitaillie, 1954-1955). She was the artist of the comics series 'Capucine', that appeared in the monthly magazine of the same name in the 1960s. She also illustrated several episodes of 'Belles Histoires et Belles Vies' for Fleurus publishers.
cover by Manon Iessel (1952)
Capucine, by Manon Iessel