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George Roussos BIOGRAPHY
1915 Washington, D.C. - 2000 Bay Shore, New York. Known for: Comic illustration.
He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including... Read full biography
He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including Captain America. He worked closely with Jerry Robinson, and later Mort Meskin, He worked on Nightro, the... Read full biography
He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including Captain America. He worked closely with Jerry Robinson, and later Mort Meskin, He worked on Nightro, the Black Terror and the Green Hornet, as well as DC strips Airwave, Vigilante, and Johnny Quick. He also put in stints on the famous EC horror titles and drew a huge quantity of educational and... Read full biography
He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including Captain America. He worked closely with Jerry Robinson, and later Mort Meskin, He worked on Nightro, the Black Terror and the Green Hornet, as well as DC strips Airwave, Vigilante, and Johnny Quick. He also put in stints on the famous EC horror titles and drew a huge quantity of educational and promotional comics. He continued to work in comics up until his death, including long stints at DC and Marvel as a colorist. Often called, "Inky", Roussos' trademarks include huge full moons, and moody night scenes. His backgrounds often consist totally of... Read full biography
He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including Captain America. He worked closely with Jerry Robinson, and later Mort Meskin, He worked on Nightro, the Black Terror and the Green Hornet, as well as DC strips Airwave, Vigilante, and Johnny Quick. He also put in stints on the famous EC horror titles and drew a huge quantity of educational and promotional comics. He continued to work in comics up until his death, including long stints at DC and Marvel as a colorist. Often called, "Inky", Roussos' trademarks include huge full moons, and moody night scenes. His backgrounds often consist totally of shadows with the objects casting them only implied.&nb... Read full biography
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He began his comics career in 1940, inking, lettering and doing backgrounds on Batman. Not content to work on one strip, Roussos' inks ended up all over the place in the early forties, including Captain America. He worked closely with Jerry Robinson, and later Mort Meskin, He worked on Nightro, the Black Terror and the Green Hornet, as well as DC strips Airwave, Vigilante, and Johnny Quick. He also put in stints on the famous EC horror titles and drew a huge quantity of educational and promotional comics. He continued to work in comics up until his death, including long stints at DC and Marvel as a colorist.
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