Graham Wade

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

Graham Randell Wade (August 16, 1931–August 2009) was an Australian Christian cartoonist, film maker and communicator.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/cartoonist-advertising-executive--and-committed-but-not-cool-20091001-gel3.html|title=Cartoonist, advertising executive - and committed but not cool|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 2, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.christiantoday.com.au/article/australia.pioneering.christian.cartoonist.graham.wade.died/6907.htm|title=Australia pioneering Christian cartoonist Graham Wade died|work=Christian Today|date=August 26, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2016|author=Powell, Russell}} He was best known for his illustrations for Dr. Paul White's Jungle Doctor series.{{cite web|last=Butler|first=N.|url=http://www.christiancomicsinternational.org/wade_pioneer.html|title=Christian Comics Pioneer|publisher=Christian Comics International|date=August 2009}} Wade went on to form Pilgrim International, a Christian-based media company. As creative director for Pilgrim, he filmed many of the World Vision specials with celebrities such as Katrina Lee (news reader from 1978 to 1997), alerting Australians to the plight of starving African children. This along with the 48-hour famine campaign placed World Vision Australia as Australia's largest non-government aid organisation. His "speed sketches" of Bible stories were seen on commercial TV stations.