Dick Giordano
Birth name	Richard Joseph Giordano
Born	July 20, 1932 Manhattan, New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Inker, Penciller, Editor
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Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano (born July 20, 1932) is an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as editor of then industry-leader DC Comics. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... Big C logo, used from Sept. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...

Biography

Early life and career

Dick Giordano was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York. He made a mark in the comic-book industry at Charlton Comics as editor in the mid-1960s, overseeing the revamping of its few existing superheroes and having his artists and writers create new such characters for what he called the company "Action Hero" line. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... NY redirects here. ... Big C logo, used from Sept. ...

DC Comics

DC Comics' then-publisher Carmine Infantino hired Giordano as an editor in 1969. While none of his titles (such as Bat Lash and Deadman) were a commercial hit, they were critical successes. By the early 1970s, Giordano had left DC to partner with artist Neal Adams on theire Continuity Studios, which as of 2007 continues to produce commercial art and some comic-book work. Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books. ... Bat Lash, as depicted in Justice League Unlimited Bat Lash Bat (Batton) Lash first appeared in 1968, in a house ad running in Superman DC Comics. ... Deadman is a DC Comics superhero created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in the comic book series, Strange Adventures, specifically in issue #205 (October 1967). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ...

In the late 1970s new DC publisher Jenette Kahn brought Giordano back to DC. Initially the editor of the Batman titles, Giordano was named the company's new managing editor in 1981. With Kahn and Paul Levitz, Giordano helped relaunches such major characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, and the Teen Titans. By the end of the 1980s, they had also created the critically acclaimed, mature-audience Vertigo imprint, under initial editor Karen Berger, and began an influx of British talent such as Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Jenette Kahn is an American comic book editor and executive. ... It has been suggested that Batman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... Paul Levitz (1956 - ) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... It has been suggested that Wonder Woman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... The Flash. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... Karen Berger is the editor of the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics and one of the most influential comic book editors of the 1990s. ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. ...

Giordano also continued to ink, such as over George Perez's pencils on the 1986 crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, and John Byrne's pencils on The Man of Steel and Action Comics. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... For other uses, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ... The Man of Steel was a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1986 by DC Comics, several months after the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths completed. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ...

Later career

Giordano went into semi-retirement in the early 1990s, still does the occasional inking job, and in 2002 helped launch Future Comics with writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... In 1998, American comic book artist Bob Layton coming off after a short retirement from the comic book industry, returned to the business of creating comics by teaming-up with his fellow Floridian and mentor, Dick Giordano, and head writer David Michelinie to form Future Comics. ... David Michelinie is an American comic book writer. ...

Since 2002 he has also drawn issues of The Phantom comic book published in Europe and Australia. In the mid-2000s, he began sitting on the board of directors of the comic industry charity, A Commitment To Our Roots (ACTOR), renamed in 2006 to The Hero Initiative. The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... A Commitment To Our Roots A Commitment To Our Roots, commonly known as ACTOR, is the first federally recognized not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping comic book creators, writers, and artists in need. ...

Legacy

As an artist, Giordano is best-known as an inker, particularly over the pencils of Neal Adams, for an influential run in the late 1960s and early 1970s on the titles Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC Comics, and for the large-format, landmark DC/Marvel Comics intercompany crossover Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-man (1976), over the pencils of Spider-man specialist Ross Andru. Giordano also inked the similarly one-shot Superman vs. Muhammad Ali in 1978. The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ... Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76 (April 1970), the first of a landmark run by artist Neal Adams and writer Denny ONeil. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... It has been suggested that Batman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... Green Arrow is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company, or simply company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where a character (or group of characters) published by one company meets a character published by another (for example, DC Comics Superman meeting Marvels Spider-Man). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #136 pencilled by Andru. ... One Shot is a high powered action film that is produced in Sri Lanka with the highest expense. ...

He served as mentor or inspiration to an entire generation of inkers, including Terry Austin, Klaus Janson, Bob Layton, Steve Mitchell and Mike DeCarlo. As a penciller, he drew numerous Batman and Wonder Woman stories as well as the martial arts feature "Sons of the Tiger" in Marvel's black-and-white comics magazine The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Terry Austin is an American comic book artist, working primarily as an inker. ... Klaus Janson is an American comic book artist, working primarily for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ... Steve Mitchell was a basketball player for the Washington Bullets. ... Mike DeCarlo is an American artist of comic books. ... It has been suggested that Batman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Wonder Woman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... (L-R) The Sons of the Tiger : (L-R) Abe Brown , Lin Sun, and Bob Diamond. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Deadly Hands of Kung Fu is a Martial Arts comic book magazine published by Curtis Magazines (a short lived imprint of Marvel Comics). ...

Awards

He has received recognition in the industry for his work, including the Alley Award for Best Editor in 1969 and the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Dramatic Division) for Green Lantern and other DC titles in 1970, again in 1973 for Justice League of America, and the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Dramatic Division) in 1971 and 1974. The Shazam Awards or Academey of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... The Shazam Awards or Academey of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. ...

References

• The Grand Comics Database