John Tartaglione
John Tartaglione | |
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Born | January 14, 1921 |
Died | November 12, 2003 | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Pseudonym(s) | John Tartag Tartag Tar Leone JT |
Notable works | Collaborations with Jim Steranko The Life of Pope John Paul II |
John Tartaglione (January 14, 1921 – November 12, 2003),
Biography
Early life and career
Raised in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Tartaglione studied at that borough's Pratt Institute,[3] and at the Traphagen School of Fashion[3] in Manhattan.
Comics-creator credits were not routinely given in the early days of comic books, up through the 1960s, making a comprehensive listing of Tartaglione's credits difficult to compile. His first confirmed work as a comic-book
Silver Age of comic books
Tartaglione also freelanced for
Back at Marvel — where he sometimes went by "John Tartag", with and without a period — the wide-ranging Tartaglione had a long run inking
Other comics and commercial art
With the exception of an occasional item such as the cover of Dazzler #12, Tartaglione returned to penciling for the first time in years with the 64-page Marvel Comics biography The Life of Pope John Paul II (1982), written by Steven Grant and Mieczyslaw Malinski, and inked by Joe Sinnott. A 1984 follow-up profiled Mother Teresa, with the same artists and writer David Michelinie. Comics historian Mark Evanier wrote that Tartaglione at Marvel "became the 'go-to' guy when a project came along that required historical research and/or spiritual themes. He was therefore the perfect artist when, in 1982, Marvel issued a comic-book biography of Pope John Paul II that through various religious channels sold well into the millions, leading to a follow-up book on Mother Teresa".[3]
During this period, Tartaglione was on staff at Marvel, doing art corrections.[7]
Marginalia includes the Catholic-oriented comic book
Later career
By the early 1990s, Tartaglione had retired to Centerport, New York, but he was lured back to the industry by Personality Comics, a local up-and-coming publisher.[8]
Tartaglione's last known comic-book work was inking
Personal life and death
Late in his life, Tartaglione suffered from throat cancer, which had left him unable to speak. He died at home in November 2003;[10] the day before his death Tartaglione had mostly finished inking a week of Spider-Man strips.[3] According to family friend and comics creator Billy Tucci, Tartaglione's artist daughter, Mary Beth, "actually finished this week's inks on the Spider-Man strips today and sent them out, closing out his last job."[10]
Aside from his daughter Mary Beth, Tartaglione had a son, John C. Tartaglione, a Centerport painter born in Brooklyn in 1968.[11][12]
References
Notes
- ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JR7Q-8JW : accessed 5 Mar 2013), John Tartaglione, 12 November 2003.
- ^ a b c d Evanier, Mark. "John Tartaglione, R.I.P." / "More on John Tartaglione", POV Online (column) November 14, 2003. WebCitation archive.
- ^ a b c d e John Tartaglione at the Grand Comics Database. WebCitation archive.
- ISBN 0-7851-0766-5
- ISBN 0-7851-0944-7
- ^ Cohen, Lynn E. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated January 1984.
- ^ Burby, Liza N. (July 19, 1992). "To Succeed in Publishing, an Idea and a Dream". The New York Times.
- ^ John Tartaglione entry, The Comic Strip Project, "Who's Who of Comic Strip Producers", T-Part 1. WebCitation archive.
- ^ a b Tucci, Billy, quoted in "In Memoriam: John Tartaglione", Scoop (e-newsletter), Diamond Galleries, November 25, 2003.WebCitation archive.
- ^ "Biography" at JohnTartaglione.com (official site for son). WebCitation archive.
- ^ "John Tartaglione" at FineArtAmerica.com. Gives middle initial. WebCitation archive.
Sources
- "John Tartaglione (14 November 1921 - 12 November 2003, USA)". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- "Tartaglione, John". The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators.
- Grost, Michael E. "Classic Comic Books". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006.
fan site researched at Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
- Vassallo, Michael J. "In Memorium: John Tartaglione," Alter Ego #33 (Feb. 2004).