Artist Wayne Boring is remembered for his work on Superman titles in the 1940s and ‘50s, helping to define the look of the Man of Steel. He started ghosting for Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s studio in 1937 on titles like Slam Bradley and Doctor Occult. After Superman was introduced in 1938, he was tasked
Janet “JayJay” Jackson is an illustrator and designer, known in comics for her work at Marvel and DEFIANT. A Texas native, she attended the University of Texas, New York’s School of Visual Arts, and the New York Academy of Art. Early in her career, Jackson worked for map companies as a cartographer and graphic designer.
Gaspar Saladino was a comic letterer and logo designer who worked actively in comics for 62 years. He lettered some of the most significant comic titles like Arkham Asylum and designed or redesigned Avengers, Green Lantern, Swamp Thing, Metal Men, House of Mystery, and others. While studying at the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan
Marvel; March 1982 Cover by Michael Golden Title: “Fast Decent Into Hell!” Synopsis: Peter Parker and Angel’s mission to the Savage Land is interrupted by a pterosaur and artificially evolved mutants. Writer: Chris Claremont Artist: Michael Golden Review: Based on its creative team, this lead story should have been a surefire winner. But Chris Claremont’s
Gemstone Publishing Launches Overstreet Access, an online Collection Management Platform with valuations from The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (BALTIMORE, MD) — (July 12, 2022) —Gemstone Publishing, best known as the home of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, was founded by Geppi Family Enterprises Chairman and CEO Steve Geppi as a conduit for
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Douglas Curtis Swan, the artist most associated with Superman during the Silver Age of comics, produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. Following World War II and a stint on Boy Commandos, he began to pencil pages, leaving the inking to others, including famed inker Murphy Anderson (the pair’s collaborative
