The Los Angeles Times [free registration required] has posted an obituary for Disney animator and comic book artist Jack Bradbury, who died of kidney failure on May 15th, at the age of 89. “In a career spanning five decades, he started at Disney in the mid-1930s and worked his way up to a full animator position. He worked on such famous shorts as Ferdinand the Bull and on memorable features such as Fantasia, Bambi and Pinocchio. Bradbury moved to Warner Bros. in 1942 and contributed animation for Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat and other characters. During that time, he also became interested in drawing comic books. About 1947, Western Publishing hired him to do artwork for Disney comic books — a relationship that continued until failing eyesight forced him to retire in 1978.”