Dick Giordano
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Dick Giordano by Michael Netzer
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| Born | Richard Joseph Giordano July 20, 1932 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | March 27, 2010 (aged 77) Ormond Beach, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Editor |
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Notable works
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Action Comics (Human Target) Batman Detective Comics Wonder Woman |
| Awards |
Alley Award
Shazam Award
Inkwell Awards
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Alley Award
Shazam Award
Inkwell Awards
Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano (July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comic book artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
Dick Giordano, an only child, was born in New York City on July 20, 1932, in the borough of Manhattan to Josephine and Graziano "Jack" Giordano. He attended the School of Industrial Art.
Beginning as a freelance artist at Charlton Comics in 1952, Giordano contributed artwork to dozens of the company's comics, including such Western titles as Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, and Wyatt Earp, the war comic Fightin' Army, and scores of covers.
Giordano's artwork from Charlton's Strange Suspense Stories was used as inspiration for artist Roy Lichtenstein's 1965/1966 Brushstroke series, including Brushstroke, Big Painting No. 6, Little Big Painting and Yellow and Green Brushstrokes.
By the mid-1960s a Charlton veteran, Giordano rose to executive editor, succeeding Pat Masulli, by 1965. As an editor, he made his first mark in the industry, overseeing Charlton's revamping of its few existing superheroes and having his artists and writers create new such characters for what he called the company's "Action Hero" line. Many of these artists included new talent Giordano brought on board, including Jim Aparo, Dennis O'Neil, and Steve Skeates.
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