Sheldon Moldoff - Artist Info

About Sheldon Moldoff

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Shelly Moldoff
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    Following is The New York Times obituary of the illustrator,

    Sheldon Moldoff, Batman Comic Book Artist, Dies at 91
    By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
    Published: March 8, 2012

    Sheldon Moldoff, who drew some of the most recognizable superheroes of comic books' golden age without receiving recognition in his own right until decades later, died on Feb. 29 near his home in Lauderhill, Fla. He was 91.

    The cause was complications of kidney failure, his daughter, Ellen Moldoff Stein, said.
    Mr. Moldoff drew covers for the first appearances of the characters Flash and Green Lantern in 1940 and some of the earliest renderings of Hawkman. He also contributed to the first issue of Action Comics, in which Superman was introduced (...

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