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Mike Zeck in an American comic book illustrator. He was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1949 to Michael and Kathryn Jean Zeck. His first memory of comics is from his 1953 recovery from a tonsillectomy in the hospital, his bed covered with comics. State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ...

He attended the Ringling School of Art, and began his comics career in 1974 doing illustration assignments for the text stories in Charlton Comics’ animated line of comics, which led to work on their horror titles. In 1977, Zeck started working for Marvel Comics by doing fill-in work on The Master of Kung Fu, and has since worked on such titles as Aquaman, Batman and Robin, Green Lantern, Captain America, G.I. Joe and Lobo, and Deathstroke, The Terminator . Charlton Comics was a minor comic book publishing house that existed from 1946 to 1986. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Aquaman is a DC Comics superhero. ... The comic book character Batman (originally referred to as The Batman, and occasionally as The Bat-Man), is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a military-themed action figure (3 3/4 inches tall) that was supported by a Marvel Comic and a popular cartoon television show that ran in the 1980s. ... Lobo is an alien mercenary comic book anti-hero (arguably a superhero) created by artist Keith Giffen and writer Roger Slifer. ... Deathstroke (Slade Wilson), sometimes called Deathstroke the Terminator, is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. ...

He may be best known for his 1983 work on the “Kraven's Last Hunt” storyline in the Spider-man books, and the Punisher miniseries, as well as the 12-issue crossover miniseries Secret Wars, for which he and fellow artist Rick Leonardi designed a new black-and-white costume temporarily worn by Spider-Man, which eventually led to the creation of the villain Venom. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... Secret Wars (the actual title of the series was Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars) was a 12-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1985. ... Rick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator. ... Venom (real name Eddie Brock) is a comic book supervillain (sometimes referred to as an anti-hero) in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Spider-Man. ...

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Mike Zeck's Official Website: http://www.mikezeck.com/index.html

Mike Zeck checklist: http://www.mikezeck.com/pgs/checklist/checklist.html


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Mike Zeck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (267 words)
He was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1949 to Michael and Kathryn Jean Zeck.
He attended the Ringling School of Art, and began his comics career in 1974 doing illustration assignments for the text stories in Charlton Comics’ animated line of comics, which led to work on their horror titles.
In 1977, Zeck started working for Marvel Comics by doing fill-in work on Master of Kung Fu, and has since worked on such titles as Aquaman, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Green Lantern, Captain America, G.I. Joe, Lobo, and Deathstroke, The Terminator.
Comics2Film: Words From Here: Mike Zeck (1401 words)
Zeck worked on some of the great comic series for Marvel and DC in the 80's and 90's, including the incredibly popular Secret Wars and the Amazing Spider-Man mini-series Kraven's Last Hunt.
Zeck has offered to recreate some of his most memorable creations, from the Punisher covers, to the Batman covers, Kung-Fu and Cap covers...
Mike Zeck (MZ): Comics influenced me. I don't remember a time when comics weren't a part of my life and I don't remember a time when I didn't dream about becoming a comics artist.
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