'Croque Souris et Miaou sont serviables' (Annette #18, 29 November 1945.
J. Frank was a Belgian comic artist, active in the post-World War II period. He appeared in the children's magazine Lutin with the comic strip 'Les Aventures de Pucky' (1944-1945), and contributed several funny animal gags to Annette (1945), using the pen name "Tychon et Palant".
Lutin
Nothing is known about the identity of the cartoonist behind the signature J. Frank. Since he appeared in a magazine that was largely filled with material by Charles Gilbert and his students, it is possible that Frank was also part of the "At-Gil" or "Imagil" team. In the magazine's first 13 issues (1944-1945), he contributed the pantomime gag strip 'Les Aventures de Pucky', about a clumsy black kitten. It shared the back page with 'Niky et Niko en Amérique' by Charles Gilbert and 'La Punition d'Allah' by V. Roléo, and was succeeded by 'Les Tribulations de Croffy' (artist unknown).
'Les Aventures de Pucky' (Lutin #3, 1944).
Annette
Subsequently, J. Frank also appeared in Annette, a weekly magazine for girls edited between 1945 and 1948 by fashion journalist Hélène François. Credited to "Tychon et Pallant", but signed with "Hespaty", he contributed a variety of funny animal gag strips, starring two bumbling cats ('Croque Souris et Miaou'), an unlucky bear ('Teddy Martin'), a donkey ('Braillard') and a dog with bravado ('Bobino'). While the magazine further contained mostly artwork by future female magazine and book illustrators, it also ran early comics by Marcel Moniquet and Fred Funcken, two important creators of the second half of the 20th century. The title comic was drawn by a mysterious artist called "Patrick O'Sheridan".
'Teddy Martin Fête Tante Eulalie' (Annette #13, 25 October 1945).