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'''Wayne Boring''' ([[June 5]], [[1905]] – [[1987]])<ref>While many sources give 1916 as a birth year, the official Boring family site gives 1905.</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[artist]] best known for his work on [[Superman]] from the late 1940s to 1950s. He occasionally used the pseudonym "Jack Harmon". |
'''Wayne Boring''' ([[June 5]], [[1905]] – [[1987]])<ref>While many sources give 1916 as a birth year, the official Boring family site gives 1905.</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[artist]] best known for his work on [[Superman]] from the late 1940s to 1950s. He occasionally used the pseudonym "Jack Harmon". |
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Boring was born in [[Minnesota]] attended the Minnesota School of Art and the [[Chicago Art Institute]]. In 1937, he began "ghosting" (drawing for hire without credit) on such comic-book features as "[[Slam Bradley]]" and "[[Dr. Occult]]" for the [[Jerry Siegel]]-[[Joe Shuster]] studio. Siegel and Shuster shortly thereafter created Superman for the [[DC Comics]] predecessor [[National Periodical Publications]], and Boring went on to ghost on the character's [[newspaper |
Boring was born in [[Minnesota]] attended the Minnesota School of Art and the [[Chicago Art Institute]]. In 1937, he began "ghosting" (drawing for hire without credit) on such comic-book features as "[[Slam Bradley]]" and "[[Dr. Occult]]" for the [[Jerry Siegel]]-[[Joe Shuster]] studio. Siegel and Shuster shortly thereafter created Superman for the [[DC Comics]] predecessor [[National Periodical Publications]], and Boring went on to ghost on the character's [[Superman (comic strip)|newspaper comic strip]], eventually becoming the credited artist. |
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In 1942, National Periodical hired Boring as a staff artist, teaming him the following year with inker Stan Kaye. The two would work together for nearly 20 years. In 1948, following Siegel and Shuster's departure from the company over a Superman rights lawsuit, [[Mort Weisinger]], new editor of the Superman line, brought in Boring — who would become the character's primary artist through the 1950s — as well as [[Al Plastino]] and [[Curt Swan]], with [[Win Mortimer]] taking over the newspaper strip. Swan took over as primary Superman artist in the 1960s, though Boring returned for sporadic guest appearances in the early '60s and then again in late 1966 and early 1967. |
In 1942, National Periodical hired Boring as a staff artist, teaming him the following year with inker Stan Kaye. The two would work together for nearly 20 years. In 1948, following Siegel and Shuster's departure from the company over a Superman rights lawsuit, [[Mort Weisinger]], new editor of the Superman line, brought in Boring — who would become the character's primary artist through the 1950s — as well as [[Al Plastino]] and [[Curt Swan]], with [[Win Mortimer]] taking over the newspaper strip. Swan took over as primary Superman artist in the 1960s, though Boring returned for sporadic guest appearances in the early '60s and then again in late 1966 and early 1967. |
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Revision as of 20:01, 28 May 2006
Wayne Boring (June 5, 1905 – 1987)[1] was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s. He occasionally used the pseudonym "Jack Harmon".
Boring was born in Minnesota attended the Minnesota School of Art and the Chicago Art Institute. In 1937, he began "ghosting" (drawing for hire without credit) on such comic-book features as "Slam Bradley" and "Dr. Occult" for the Jerry Siegel-Joe Shuster studio. Siegel and Shuster shortly thereafter created Superman for the DC Comics predecessor National Periodical Publications, and Boring went on to ghost on the character's newspaper comic strip, eventually becoming the credited artist.
In 1942, National Periodical hired Boring as a staff artist, teaming him the following year with inker Stan Kaye. The two would work together for nearly 20 years. In 1948, following Siegel and Shuster's departure from the company over a Superman rights lawsuit, Mort Weisinger, new editor of the Superman line, brought in Boring — who would become the character's primary artist through the 1950s — as well as Al Plastino and Curt Swan, with Win Mortimer taking over the newspaper strip. Swan took over as primary Superman artist in the 1960s, though Boring returned for sporadic guest appearances in the early '60s and then again in late 1966 and early 1967.
Boring was let go from DC in 1967, along with other older artists including George Papp (creator of Green Arrow) and Sheldon Moldoff (creator of the Golden Age Green Lantern). From 1968-72, Boring ghosted backgrounds for Hal Foster's acclaimed Prince Valiant Sunday comic strip, and took over the art on writer Sam Leff's 1961-71 United Feature Syndicate strip Davy Jones. Afterward, Boring did a small amount of work for Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel, then left the field to semi-retire as a bank security guard. Boring died of a heart attack.
Awards
Boring was a finalist for induction into the Eisner Hall of Fame in 2005.
Quotes
Michael Vance: "Comics legend Wayne Boring played a major role in visually defining the most well known super-hero in the world during the peak of Superman's popularity." [1]
Footnotes
- ^ While many sources give 1916 as a birth year, the official Boring family site gives 1905.