The comic strip "Havoc in Heaven" was created in the 1950s by Mr. Xu Hongda, one of the "Four Little Famous Dandies" in the comic book industry. It was first published in the 11th issue of "Huanghua Newspaper " in June 1956. There are 36 pictures in total. Xu Hongda (1920-1986) was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. He has loved art since he was a child and is good at creating comics and oil paintings. In 1938, he resigned from his job at the Shanghai Telegraph Bureau and studied with Mr. Qian Xiaodai. During his studies, he practiced diligently and studied painting under a kerosene lamp every day until late at night. In 1940, he left school and started working on his own, creating comic strips for various bookstores in Shanghai. After the publication of his first work, "The Big World of Bai Xiang", it won the love of readers and spread it, and attracted widespread attention in various bookstores. Later, he created "Xiao Chen and Mr. Wang", "Jigong Living Buddha", "Ding Puppy Dog", "Sanmen Street", "Win Glory for the Country", "Sky Lantern", "Dragnet", "Puppet Wandering", "Puppet Tour of the Volcano", "Peacock Guts", "Successful Life" "Death", "If you succeed, you will be a king, if you fail, you will be a bandit", "Blood Splattered in the Yellow River", "Red Man", "Abandon the Evil", "Little Hero of the Pidgin", "Capture the King of Hell Alive", "Qin Shihuang", " Works such as "Weak Woman", "Devil", "Funny Bright Shoes", and "Bo". Before liberation, he was known as one of the "Four Little Famous Dandies" in comic strips. He created nearly a hundred comic strips in his life. From the 1950s to the 1960s, he created "The Umbrella of All Peoples", "The Thief Master", "Liu Hulan", "The Battle of Red Cliff", "Taoyuan Friendship", "Wangniangtan", "Thirteen" "Sister" and other comic strips that are more influential among readers. Unfortunately, he died of illness on August 14, 1986, at the age of 66.
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