A comic book illustrator of super heroes, Lou Fine was born in New York and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to... Read full biography
A comic book illustrator of super heroes, Lou Fine was born in New York and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to pursue his talent of drawing. Formal art training came at the Grand Central Art School and at the Pratt... Read full biography
A comic book illustrator of super heroes, Lou Fine was born in New York and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to pursue his talent of drawing. Formal art training came at the Grand Central Art School and at the Pratt Institute. In 1938, he went to work for the Will Eisner-Jerry Iger shop, where he did his early work for "Jumbo Comics". His first superhero was Flame, the subsequent star of the Fox movie,... Read full biography
A comic book illustrator of super heroes, Lou Fine was born in New York and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to pursue his talent of drawing. Formal art training came at the Grand Central Art School and at the Pratt Institute. In 1938, he went to work for the Will Eisner-Jerry Iger shop, where he did his early work for "Jumbo Comics". His first superhero was Flame, the subsequent star of the Fox movie, Wonderworld Comics. Realizing his talent, his employers gave him comic book cover work including Mystery Men and Fantastic. In 1939, he signed on with Quality line and worked on heroes including The Black Condor and Uncle Sam. In 1942, Fine changed his style... Read full biography
A comic book illustrator of super heroes, Lou Fine was born in New York and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to pursue his talent of drawing. Formal art training came at the Grand Central Art School and at the Pratt Institute. In 1938, he went to work for the Will Eisner-Jerry Iger shop, where he did his early work for "Jumbo Comics". His first superhero was Flame, the subsequent star of the Fox movie, Wonderworld Comics. Realizing his talent, his employers gave him comic book cover work including Mystery Men and Fantastic. In 1939, he signed on with Quality line and worked on heroes including The Black Condor and Uncle Sam. In 1942, Fine changed his style from bold, aggressive, strongly designed to a more "slick, plain clothes realism", whi... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
The Encyclopedia of American Comics From 1897 to the Present