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Virgil Reilly
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Virgil Reilly, 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-b
Virgil Reilly, photograph published in the Truth newspaper (Sydney), 2 November 1941.
Virgil Reilly, photograph published in the Truth newspaper (Sydney), 2 November 1941.
Reilly's patriotic cartoon for the Alexandra Club's 1915 'Christmas billies' campaign.
Reilly's patriotic cartoon for the Alexandra Club's 1915 'Christmas billies' campaign.
Clerk: Will you have a free night to-night? Typiste: I suppose so; the boss usually pays for me. (from Smith's Weekly, 19 June 1926).
Clerk: Will you have a free night to-night? Typiste: I suppose so; the boss usually pays for me. (from Smith's Weekly, 19 June 1926).
'Very Nice Two', cartoon by Virgil Reilly, Smith's Weekly, 2 January 1926.
'Very Nice Two', cartoon by Virgil Reilly, Smith's Weekly, 2 January 1926.
Chesty Bond
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Chesty Bond is a fictional cartoon character and trademark for the Australian clothing company Bonds. The character was created in 1940, a co-creation of the advertising account manager Ted Moloney an
Virgil Reilly
…Texas Cody and the Treasure Hunters and Texas Cody and the Phantom of the Sand Dunes. From about May 1947 to January 1948 Reilly illustrated the 'Chesty Bond' advertising cartoon-strip, created in 1940 by his colleagues from the Smith's Weekly days, artist Syd Miller and advertising man Ted Moloney. Miller…
The first 'Chesty Bond' comic-strip, illustrated by Syd Miller, published in The Sun (Sydney), 19 March 1940.
The first 'Chesty Bond' comic-strip, illustrated by Syd Miller, published in The Sun (Sydney), 19 March 1940.
'Chesty Bond' confronts Adolf Hitler (from Sydney's The Sun, 11 January 1945).
'Chesty Bond' confronts Adolf Hitler (from Sydney's The Sun, 11 January 1945).
A panel from the introductory Chesty Bond comic-strip when it was first published in Brisbane's The Telegraph newspaper, 28 October 1946.
A panel from the introductory Chesty Bond comic-strip when it was first published in Brisbane's The Telegraph newspaper, 28 October 1946.
Detail from a cartoon by Virgil Reilly depicting the politician Jack Lang, the original inspiration for Chesty Bond's chin (Smith's Weekly, 10 June 19
Detail from a cartoon by Virgil Reilly depicting the politician Jack Lang, the original inspiration for Chesty Bond's chin (Smith's Weekly, 10 June 1933).