Creator from Denmark

Henning Dahl-Mikkelsen

Born 9 January 1915, Skive; died 2 June 1982, California.

Henning Dahl Mikkelsen was a Danish cartoonist, best known for creation of the long running newspaper comic strip Ferd'nand, which he signed as Mik. He was born in Skive, Denmark, and began the pantomime humor strip Ferd'nand in 1936. Because it had no dialogue or captions, it soon was circulated internationally. After World War II, he came to the United States, where he continued to do the strip while also profiting from California real estate.