Frank Springer (comic artist)

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Frank Springer (born December 6, 1929 in New York City , † April 2, 2009 in Damariscotta , Maine ) was an American comic artist, who was particularly popular with the Marvel Comics Dazzler and Nick Fury and the erotic comic The Adventures of Phoebe -Ghost became known.

Springer studied art at Syracuse University and graduated in 1952. After completing military service from 1952 to 1954, he first worked as a press illustrator and for advertising, before he supported George Wunder on the Terry and the Pirates strip from 1955 to 1960 . In 1965 and 1966 Springer drew the erotic comic The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist for the texts by Michael O'Donoghue for the magazine Evergreen Review . As a freelancer , he worked for Marvel Comics , Derll Comics and DC Comics , among others . Under the pseudonyms Francis Hollidge and Bob Monhegan , Springer made several contributions to National Lampoon . From 1995 to 1997 he was President of the National Cartoonists Society .

Springer, who had been married since 1956 and had five children, died of complications from prostate cancer .

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  1. ↑ a b Frank Springer 1929-2009 on reuben.org , accessed on May 17, 2009
  2. ↑ Jennifer Barrios: LI comics artist Frank Springer dead at 79 on newsday.com (English) , accessed on September 8, 2012
  3. ↑ a b c d Frank Springer at lambiek.net (English) , accessed on March 23, 2009
  4. ^ Andreas C. Knigge: Comic-Lexikon. Ullstein Verlag, Frankfurt am Main; Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-548-36554-X , p. 414.
  5. ↑ a b c Short autobiography by Frank Springer on reuben.org (English) , accessed on March 23, 2009
  6. ↑ a b Obituary on comicsreporter.com , accessed May 17, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Springer, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monhegan, Bob; Hollidge, Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comic artist
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2009
Place of death Damariscotta , Maine