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This article is about the comic book artist. For the rugby union player, see
Joseph Calnan .
John Calnan (February 26, 1932 – December 27, 2016)[1] [2] was an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of Lucius Fox with writer Len Wein .
Early life
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John Calnan graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[2] One of his instructors was Jerry Robinson .[3]
Career
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John Calnan's first work in the comic book industry was with fellow artist Tom Gill on The Lone Ranger series.[4] Calnan later moved into the advertising field. He stated in a 2011 interview that he "became an advertising art director and TV producer for agencies and still kept the comic work on the side."[4] Calnan began working for DC Comics in 1966 and drew a large number of stories for that publisher's horror comics titles such as Ghosts , The Unexpected , and The Witching Hour .[5] His earliest credited work at DC Comics appeared in Our Fighting Forces #104 (Nov.–Dec. 1966).[6] He worked primarily with editors Murray Boltinoff , Joe Orlando , and Robert Kanigher .[7] A "Johnny Peril" story drawn by Calnan for The Unexpected series in 1969 was put into inventory and finally published ten years later in the APA-I fanzine .[8] Calnan was the main artist on the "Metamorpho " back-up feature[3] in Action Comics and World's Finest Comics .[9] He later became the regular artist on the Superman and Batman team-up stories which were the main feature in World's Finest Comics . Soon after leaving that series, he and writer Bob Rozakis introduced the Quakemaster , an enemy of the Batman in DC Special #28 (July 1977).[10] Calnan then became the artist on the main Batman solo-series.[5] His debut on the series was "Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed?", a four-issue storyline in issues #291–294 (Sept.–Dec. 1977) written by David Vern Reed .[11] [12] Calnan drew the first appearance of Lucius Fox , a supporting cast member of the Batman mythos , in Batman #307 (Jan. 1979).[13] This character was later portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the movies Batman Begins , The Dark Knight , and The Dark Knight Rises . Calnan's last work for DC Comics appeared in Action Comics #538 (Dec. 1982).[6]
Personal life
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Calnan retired in 1996 and died on December 27, 2016, at the age of 84.[2] He was survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughters, Donna, Susan, and Diane and his grandchildren.[14]
Bibliography
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DC Comics
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Adventure Comics #453, 492 (1977–1982)
All-Out War #5 (1980)
Batman #291–294, 298–299, 301–309, 352 (1977–1982)
The Brave and the Bold #126, 137 (1976–1977)
Capt. Storm #18 (1967)
DC Comics Presents #47, 49 (1982)
DC Special #25, 28 (1976–1977)
Detective Comics #467, 484, 490, 519 (1976–1982)
Falling in Love #130 (1972)
The Flash #272 (1979)
Ghosts #2–7, 9, 12–13, 17, 20–21, 27, 29, 32, 35–40, 44, 50–51, 53–54, 56, 59, 62–63, 73 (1971–1979)
G.I. Combat #191, 201, 203 (1976–1977)
Girls' Love Stories #155, 172 (1970–1972)
House of Mystery #212, 251–253 (1973–1977)
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #260–261, 271 (1980–1981)
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-32 (1974)
Mystery in Space #111 (1980)
The New Adventures of Superboy #10, 15–17, 19–21, 23–24, 32 (1980–1982)
Our Army at War #176 (1967)
Our Fighting Forces #104, 110 (1966–1967)
Secrets of Haunted House #12 (1978)
Secrets of Sinister House #18 (1974)
Superman #371, 373 (1982)
The Superman Family #182–184, 187, 194–196, 198, 201–202, 204–206, 208–216, 221 (1977–1982)
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #121 (1972)
The Unexpected #118, 121, 127, 129–130, 134, 137, 144, 157–158, 164, 189, 193, 204 (1979–1980)
The Witching Hour #16–18, 20, 28, 31, 47, 58, 64 (1971–1976)
Wonder Woman #265–266 (Wonder Girl back-up story) (1980)
World's Finest Comics #218–220, 229, 232–242, 244, 281 (1973–1982)
Young Love #97 (1972)
George A. Pflaum
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Western Publishing
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References
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^ a b c "John Calnan" . Lambiek Comiclopedia . March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022.
^ a b Evanier, Mark (March 3, 2017). "John Calnan, R.I.P." www.newsfromme.com . Archived from the original on April 12, 2022.
^ a b Stroud, Bryan D. (September 13, 2011). "John Calnan Interview" . www.wtv-zone.com . Archived from the original on April 12, 2022.
^ a b Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "John Calnan" . Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999 . Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
^ a b John Calnan at the Grand Comics Database
^ Carmichael, Michael C. (November 1981). "DC Profile #81: John Calnan" . The Superman Family (212). DC Comics. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022.
^ Wells, John (February 2020). "The 'Lost' DC Stories of the 1970s". Back Issue! (118). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 20.
^ Stroud, Bryan (May 2013). "Metamorpho in Action Comics ". Back Issue! (64 ). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 22–27.
^ Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "1970s". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). Batman: A Visual History . London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley . p. 125. ISBN 978-1465424563 . A lead feature by writer Bob Rozakis and penciller John Calnan starring Batman as Gotham City suffered earthquakes.
^ Manning "1970s" in Dougall, p. 126: "Writer David V. Reed delivered one of his most enjoyable Batman stories in this four-part saga illustrated by John Calnan."
^ Sims, Chris (June 29, 2012). "Ask Chris #112: Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed?" . ComicsAlliance . Archived from the original on September 21, 2015.
^ McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1970s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley . p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9 . Batman #307 (Jan. 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman
^ Stroud, Bryan D. (December 2016). "In Memoriam: John Calnan" . previewsworld.com . Archived from the original on April 13, 2022.
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Calnan&oldid=1186333881 "
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