Mary Tourtel (1874 - 1948)

Mary Tourtel (28 January 1874 – 15 March 1948) was an English artist and creator of Rupert Bear. Rupert Bear was created in the 1920s as the Express was in competition with The Daily Mail and its comic strip Teddy Tail, and Pip, Squeak and Wilfred in The Daily Mirror. Rupert Bear was first published as a nameless character in a strip titled Little Lost Bear on 8 November 1920.