Jim Aparo
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Jim Aparo by Michael Netzer
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| Born | August 24, 1932 |
| Died | July 19, 2005 (aged 72) Southington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker, Letterer |
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Adventure Comics (Spectre) Aquaman The Brave and the Bold Detective Comics The Untold Legend of the Batman |
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James N. Aparo (August 24, 1932 – July 19, 2005) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work, including on the characters Batman, Aquaman and the Spectre.
Aparo was raised in New Britain, Connecticut, and was self-trained as an artist.
He attempted to enter the comic book profession in his early 20s, approaching EC Comics, which declined to hire him. He then worked in the advertising industry in Connecticut, often drawing fashion illustrations for newspaper advertisements. He continued to pursue a career in comic books and comic strips while working in advertising.
His first break in the comics field was with the comic strip Stern Wheeler, written by Ralph Kanna, which was published in 1963 in a Hartford, Connecticut newspaper for less than a year. In 1966, editor Dick Giordano at Charlton Comics hired him as a comic book artist, where his first assignment was a humorous character called "Miss Bikini Luv" in "Go-Go Comics."
Over the next few years at Charlton, Aparo drew stories in many genres—Westerns, science fiction, romance, horror, mystery, and suspense. Most of his work was for standalone stories in anthology titles, but he also drew the historical-adventure feature "Thane of Bagarth" in the comic book Hercules; the superheroine feature "Nightshade" in Captain Atom; the science fiction/Western/comedy backup "Wander" in Cheyenne Kid; and the comic book adaptation of the comic strip The Phantom.
Aparo was one of the few artists in mainstream comics at that time to serve as penciller, inker, and letterer for all of his work.
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