Dan Barry (cartoonist)
Daniel Barry (July 11, 1923 – January 25, 1997)[1] was an American cartoonist. Beginning in comic books during the 1940s with Leonard Starr, Stan Drake and his brother Sy Barry, he helped define and exemplify a particular kind of "New York Slick" style which dominated comics until the Marvel Revolution brought attention to the Jack Kirby style. This style was characterized by careful attention to lines and the clear delineation of textures.
Work
Barry's early comics work included
His last work was for Dark Horse Comics, where he wrote and drew many Indiana Jones and Predator comic books.[2] In recognition for his work, he was awarded the Inkpot Award in 1991.[5]
Inspiration
Between 1954 and 1957, Leopoldo Ortiz and José Ortiz published a Western adventure comic strip Dan Barry el Terremoto (es) at the Spanish publisher Editorial Maga. They named the main character after the American artist.
References
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSNC-Z2R : accessed 20 Feb 2013), Daniel Barry, 25 January 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ^ ISBN 9781616552435(p.153).
- ISBN 9781606997314(p. 40)
- ^ Cassell, Dewey (October 2010). "One Day at a Time: The Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strips". Back Issue! (44). TwoMorrows Publishing: 65.
- ^ Inkpot Award
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