Vins (cartoonist) in Europe in the 1990s. His cartoons have been made part of the permanent collection at the International Cartoon Museum and the Karikatur & Cartoon Museum, Basel in Switzerland. Vins (cartoonist) Vijay Narain Seth (10 March 1944 – 26 June 2014), pen name Vins, was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator. Vins graduated from the J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai, in 1968. While still a student, he went across to the Times of Indiafrom J.J.school of art all most next door to meet & watch cartoonist Mario Miranda (whom he considered a mentor) at work. He also started freelancing
Robert Velter Robert Velter François Robert Velter (9 February 1909 – 27 April 1991), known by his pen-name Rob-Vel, was a French cartoonist. He is best known for creating the character "Spirou" in 1938. Like "Spirou", Velter began his career as a lift attendant at age 16, in the London Ritz Charlton. He later learned the trade as an assistant to American cartoonist Martin Branner on the "Winnie Winkle" strip from 1934-1936. In 1938, Velter created the title character for the launch of a new magazine by Belgian publisher Éditions Dupuis, "Le Journal de Spirou". Signed with the pen-name Rob-Vel, the story