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12-01-2010, 06:13 AM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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Found this a Mark Evanier's site - he phrases it much better than I could:
news from me - ARCHIVES - November 29, 2010 |
12-01-2010, 10:27 AM | #2 |
Back where it all begins
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Published - Nov 30 2010 09:38PM EST
By MATT MOORE - Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — John D'Agostino Sr., whose work in comic books ranged from Archie and Jughead to the Incredible Hulk and G.I. Joe, among others, has died. He was 81. D'Agostino died Sunday of bone cancer in Ansonia, Conn., publisher Archie Comics said Tuesday in a statement. Born in Italy in 1929, D'Agostino emigrated to the United States and got his first job as head colorist at New York City's Timely Comics, the forerunner of Marvel. He worked with Stan Lee, who went on to co-create numerous memorable super-heroes, including Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. While working at Timely, D'Agostino _ his nickname was "Jon" _ helped supervise another artist, Stan Goldberg, who later become synonymous with the high school adventures of Archie, Reggie, Veronica and Betty at Riverdale High School. D'Agostino later joined Goldberg, hired in 1965 by Archie Comics managing editor Richard Goldwater, and began a long and enduring career drawing numerous characters until his death, becoming one of the company's most prominent artists. Besides Jughead, D'Agostino also drew for titles like "My Little Margie," "G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero," "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" and "Sonic The Hedgehog," among others. D'Agostino also did the letters for the first three issues of Marvel's "The Amazing Spider-Man." "Jon was concerned about doing the best job possible. He would always be available to help young artists improve their artwork and draw the Archie cast of characters," Archie co-president and editor-in-chief Victor Gorelick said. "He was very dedicated to his work and Archie Comics. I had the privilege of working with Jon for over 40 years and considered him a good friend. I will truly miss him." D'Agostino's latest work in comics is scheduled to be published in the December issue of "Jughead Double Digest (number)166" and several of his covers will be seen through 2011. "He came into the offices every week to work with other artists and continued to visit the offices even in the recent weeks before his passing," Archie co-CEO Jon Goldwater said. D'Agostino is survived by his second wife, Vivi Test D'Agostino; three sons; two sisters; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His funeral is scheduled for Thursday. |
12-01-2010, 11:53 AM | #3 |
Happy 50th G.I.Joe!
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Archie is such a mainstay @ military base PX stores. I don't know why. Many PX stores for years long stopped selling Marvel & DC. Yet these same PX stores continue to sell Archie Comics. Anyone else in the military notice how Archie continues to sell well at military bases & communities?
I bought Archie as a little kid at the PX. Today, I'm man enough to admit I still pick one up every once in awhile at the PX and enjoy them (thanks John D'Agostino Sr). It appears military veteran Larry Hama himself enjoyed reading Archie, too. In fact, I just quoted Hama speaking of Joe Comics & Archie Comics in the same vein... See Hama's comment on Joe & Archie in the latter-half of Post#30... http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...uilders-3.html Last edited by Tuskegee Joe; 12-01-2010 at 06:12 PM.. |
12-01-2010, 01:09 PM | #4 |
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yep, Archies was my first comics. I used to love reading them, over and over, I guess it prepped me for GIJOE and TF comics when they came out.
Thats too bad. THANKS FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES!!!
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12-01-2010, 01:14 PM | #5 |
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Quite a resume. RIP.
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12-01-2010, 02:11 PM | #6 |
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From wikipedia:
...under the pseudonym Johnny Dee, he was the letterer for the lead story in the Marvel Comics landmark The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963), as well as other seminal Marvel comics." Impressive legacy...
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12-01-2010, 02:20 PM | #7 |
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Mark Evanier posted some nice words about Mr. D'Agostino here, some of which has already been mentioned upthread:
news from me - ARCHIVES - November 29, 2010 |
12-01-2010, 02:35 PM | #8 |
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R.I.P. Mister D'Agostino.
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12-01-2010, 02:49 PM | #9 |
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Larry Hama had this to say on Facebook
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RIP Jon D'Agostino. An embellisher of great taste and a nice guy.
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12-01-2010, 03:31 PM | #10 |
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RIP, and thank you.
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