Tove Jansson "The Spectator"s view, Jansson made Hitler a preposterous little figure, self-important and comic. Jansson also produced illustrations during this period for the Christmas magazines "Julen" and "Lucifer" (just as her mother had earlier) as well as several smaller productions. Her earliest comic strips were created for productions including "Lunkentus" ("Prickinas och Fabians äventyr", 1929), "Vårbrodd" ("Fotbollen som Flög till Himlen", 1930), and "Allas Krönika" ("Palle och Göran gå till sjöss", 1933). The figure of the Moomintroll appeared first in Jansson's political cartoons, where it was used as a signature character near the artist's name. This "Proto-Moomin," then called Snork or
Tove Jansson Flood". The next two books, "Comet in Moominland" and "Finn Family Moomintroll", published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful in sales, adding to sales of the first book. For her work as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Starting with the semi-autobiographical "Bildhuggarens dotter" ("Sculptor's Daughter") in 1968, Jansson wrote six novels, including the admired "Sommarboken" ("The Summer Book"), and five books of short stories for adults. Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire. Her family, part of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland, was an artistic one: