Angel Gabriele
| Angel Gabriele | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pasquale Demetrio Angelo Gabriele March 21, 1956 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died |
February 23, 2016 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Publisher, Professional wrestling manager |
| Pseudonym(s) | Pat Gabriele, Pasquale D. Gabriel, Dark Angel |
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Notable works
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Space Giants |
Angel Gabriele, sometimes credited as Pat Gabriele or Pasquale D. Gabriel (March 21, 1956 – February 23, 2016), was an American comic book artist and publisher, best known for the comic book adaptation of the Space Giants; and a professional wrestling manager and promoter, renowned for his role as the Dark Angel.
Gabriele was born in Brooklyn, New York and began his venture in comic books at the age of 16 by holding the 1972 convention Fan Con '72 in Norfolk, Virginia, hosting such guests as Kelly Freas, Wally Wood, Murray Leinster, and Mike Kaluta. Gabriele learned the basics of the art trade in the early 1970s from Freas in his Virginia Beach studio.
In 1974 Gabriele's professional comic book art career started when he left his parents' home in Tidewater, Virginia, and sojourned to New York City, assisting Rich Buckler at Marvel Comics on uncredited work involving the Fantastic Four, Deathlok, and other assignments. By 1975 Gabriele had graduated to producing covers and splash pages for Marvel's British department while still working with Buckler. Gabriele's first credited work was DC Comics' Kobra #4 in 1976, a comic which was already four weeks late when it was assigned to him for "layouts & pacing." In 1977 Gabriele became acquainted with lifelong friend and fellow artist Denys Cowan.
In 1978, having relocated to Wabash, Indiana (and after a stint as a T-shirt artist) Gabriele acquired merchandising rights to the Space Giants, a U.S. adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Japanese comic, Magma Taishi ("Ambassador Magma"). In 1979 Gabriele's company, FBN (Fantasy Book Novels) Publications, published a comic book adaptation of the first four episodes of Space Giants.
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