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1921 Manhattan, New York - 2013 Patchogue, New York. Known for: Superhero comic illustration, Batman and Superman.
Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino. Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. Published: November 29, 2013. In the heyday of Superman comic books — the... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino. Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. Published: November 29, 2013. In the heyday of Superman comic books — the late 1940s through the 1960s — Al Plastino drew scores of issues, earning $50 per page as a freelancer... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino. Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. Published: November 29, 2013. In the heyday of Superman comic books — the late 1940s through the 1960s — Al Plastino drew scores of issues, earning $50 per page as a freelancer for the publisher that became known as DC Comics. In the late '50s he helped create new characters, including Supergirl, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, and he drew the syndicated Superman and Batman... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino. Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. Published: November 29, 2013. In the heyday of Superman comic books — the late 1940s through the 1960s — Al Plastino drew scores of issues, earning $50 per page as a freelancer for the publisher that became known as DC Comics. In the late '50s he helped create new characters, including Supergirl, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, and he drew the syndicated Superman and Batman newspaper strips. But in his telling, Mr. Plastino, who died on Monday at 91 in Patchogue, N.Y., took his greatest pride in a single special issue, Superman's Mission for President Kennedy, which he began drawing in 1963, before Kennedy's... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino. Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes. By WILLIAM YARDLEY. Published: November 29, 2013. In the heyday of Superman comic books — the late 1940s through the 1960s — Al Plastino drew scores of issues, earning $50 per page as a freelancer for the publisher that became known as DC Comics. In the late '50s he helped create new characters, including Supergirl, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, and he drew the syndicated Superman and Batman newspaper strips. But in his telling, Mr. Plastino, who died on Monday at 91 in Patchogue, N.Y., took his greatest pride in a single special issue, Superman's Mission for President Kennedy, which he began drawing in 1963, before Kennedy's assassination. The story, conceived with the Kennedy White House, paired Superman and Kenn... Read full biography
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Following is The New York Times obituary of Al Plastino.
Al Plastino, 91, Dies; Drew Many Superheroes
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Published: November 29, 2013
In the heyday of Superman comic books — the late 1940s through the 1960s — Al Plastino drew scores of issues, earning $50 per page as a freelancer for the publisher that became known as DC Comics. In the late '50s he helped create new characters, including Supergirl, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, and he drew the syndicated Superman and Batman newspaper strips.
But in his telling, Mr. Plastino, who died on Monday at 91 in Patchogue, N.Y., took his greatest pride in a single special issue, Superman's Mission for President Ke...But wait, there's more...
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