{{Short description|Polish cartoonist (1931–2019)}} {{Expand Polish|topic=bio|Bohdan Butenko|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox comics creator | image =Bohdan_Butenko2.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | alt = | bodyclass = | birth_name = Bohdan Butenko | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|02|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bydgoszcz, Poland | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|14|1931|02|08|df=yes}} | death_place = | nationality = Polish | area = | cartoonist = y | writer = y | penciller = y | artist = y | inker = y | letterer = y | colorist = y | alias = | signature = | signature_alt = | notable works = ''Gapiszon'', ''Kwapiszon'', ''Gucio i Cezar'' | collaborators = | awards = | website = http://www.butenko.pl/ | nonUS = }} '''Bohdan Butenko''' (8 February 1931 – 14 October 2019) was a Polish cartoonist, illustrator, comic book writer and artist, as well as puppet designer.<ref name="Przekrój">[https://przekroj.pl/kultura/butenko-abiit-non-obiit-joanna-domanska Butenko Abiit, non Obiit] – Joanna Domańska, ''Przekrój''</ref>
His notable works include the comic series ''Kwapiszon'', ''Gapiszon'' (''Scatterbrain'') cartoons, as well as ''Gucio i Cezar'' comics (written by Krystyna Boglar). He published his cartoons in numerous children's magazines, such as ''Płomyk'', ''Płomyczek'', ''Miś'', ''Świerszczyk'', as well as the magazines ''Szpilki'' and ''Przekrój'', and illustrated numerous children's books.<ref name="Culture">[https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/bohdan-butenko Bohdan Butenko - Życie i twórczość]. Culture.pl</ref>
He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2011 and Order of the Smile in 2012.<ref name="Culture"/>
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