TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles and ends, this time for October 10-16, 2014…
105 years ago October 13, 1909 Herbert Lawrence Block is born. Under the signature “Herblock,” he is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
95 years ago October 11, 1919 Voice artist Jean Vander Pyl is born. She is known for voicing such roles as Wilma and Pebbles on The Flintstones.
70 years ago October 15, 1944 Artist Cam Kennedy is born. He works on such projects as 2000 AD, including on Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper, on a number of comics for Marvel and DC, and on licensed Star Wars comics.
70 years ago October 16, 1944 Writer-artist-editor Bob Hall is born. He co-creates Marvel’s West Coast Avengers.
65 years ago October 11, 1949 Comics shadowbox artist Todd R. Reis is born.
55 years ago October 10, 1959 Harold Teen creator Carl Ed dies at age 69.
55 years ago October 10, 1959 Award-winning writer-artist Jaime Hernandez is born. He co-creates (with Gilbert and Mario Hernandez) the series Love and Rockets, in which his Locas stories appear, often featuring Maggie Chascarrillo and Hopey Glass.
55 years ago October 10, 1959 Fish Police editor and letterer Paul Nagy is born.
45 years ago October 14, 1969 Writer-artist Brandon Peterson is born. He is the art director of CrossGen and is noted for his work on Uncanny X-Men, Codename: Strykeforce, and Ultimate Marvel characters.
40 years ago October 13, 1974 Writer Otto Binder dies at age 63. He was long involved with pulp science fiction and both Fawcett and DC comics. The brother of artist Jack Binder, co-writer of “Adam Link,” and creator and co-creator of many characters was friends with many fans in the early years of comics fandom.
20 years ago October 14, 1994 Magazine gag cartoonist and Amy panel cartoon creator Jack Tippit dies at age 70. His career included service as an organizer and officer of the NCS.
10 years ago October 10, 2004 Actor, director, producer, and writer Christopher Reeve dies at age 52. His career included starring in films as Superman.
10 years ago October 15, 2004 Artist Irv Novick, designer of The Shield, dies at age 88 following a long illness and a fall.
5 years ago October 15, 2009 Golden and Silver Age artist George Tuska dies at age 93. His working career spanned 1939 to 2009.
