Herb William (Herbert) Trimpe - Artist Info

About Herb William (Herbert) Trimpe

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    Herb Trimpe, First Comics Artist To Draw Wolverine, Dies At 75

    Herb Trimpe, was a legendary Marvel Comics artist and the first person to draw Wolverine. Trimpe was famous for his seminal work on The Incredible Hulk and on the X-Men series.
    According to his cousin Glen Baisley, Trimpe passed away on Monday, “This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing my cousin, Herb Trimpe, in action doing what he loved – meeting fans and drawing comics. I was there capturing video and interviews about his life and work with Marvel for a documentary that we were planning to work on. Little did I know, this would be the final time I would get to see him. I wanted to share some very sad news with everyone. Monday night, Herb passed away.”

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