Frank McLaughlin (artist)
| Frank McLaughlin | |
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| Born | Frank McLaughlin March 18, 1935 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
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Notable works
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Judomaster Justice League of America |
Frank McLaughlin (born March 18, 1935) is an American comics artist who co-created the comic book character Judomaster, drew the comic strip Gil Thorp, and assisted on such strips as Brenda Starr, Reporter and The Heart of Juliet Jones; he also wrote and illustrated books about cartooning and comic art.
Frank McLaughlin was raised in Stratford, Connecticut, and grew up inspired by the work of such magazine illustrators as Coby Whitmore, Joe Bowler, Howard Terpning, and Joe De Mers, as well as such earlier illustrators as Gustav Klimt and Alfons Mucha, and such comic-strip artists such as Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff. He studied art at the University of Bridgeport and the New Haven State Teachers College, both in Connecticut. McLaughlin's first professional art job, at "about 17," was drawing belt buckles for a Bridgeport manufacturer's catalog.
After college, McLaughlin, an avid baseball player, went to work for the brake manufacturer Raybestos, where he played for its internationally ranked fast-pitch softball team. After a year there, he was drafted into the U. S. Army, then returned to civilian life as a technical illustrator for Sikorsky Aircraft. McLaughlin entered comic book industry in the early 1960s. A college friend recommended him to editor Pat Masulli at Charlton Comics in Derby, Connecticut, who hired McLaughlin as his assistant. "There were no art directors or assistant editors or any other job titles," McLaughlin said in a 2000 interview. "[I did] everything from proofreading to art corrections, lettering titles for [editor] Ernie Hart's books, traffic managing, liaison with the Comics Code, and anything else, including cleaning the storeroom". He did occasional, uncredited inking on late comic books, including on "a couple" of stories by Steve Ditko.
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