Michael Sekowsky (; November 19, 1923 – March 30, 1989) was an
American comics artist known as the
penciler for
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
' ''
Justice League of America
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceive ...
'' during most of the 1960s, and as the regular writer and artist on ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...
'' during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Biography
Early life and career
Sekowsky was born in
Lansford, Pennsylvania, and began working in the comics medium in 1941,
as an artist at
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...
' predecessor,
Timely Comics, in New York City. There he worked as both a
cartoonist
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on such
humor features as "
Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal
Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal are fictional, talking animal comic-book characters created by cartoonist Al Jaffee for Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Initially a ...
", and as a
superhero artist on such star characters as
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1 ( cover dated March 1941) from T ...
and the
Sub-Mariner in issues of ''
All Winners Comics'', ''
Daring Comics
''Daring Mystery Comics'' is an American comic-book series published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930-1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Primarily a superhero anthology, it ran eigh ...
'', ''
Marvel Mystery Comics
''Marvel Mystery Comics'' (first issue titled simply ''Marvel Comics'') is an American comic book series published during the 1930s–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. It was the first publication of Mar ...
'', ''
USA Comics'', and ''
Young Allies Comics''. Sekowsky developed a reputation as one of the fastest artists in the comics field.
Fellow Timely artist
Gene Colan commented on his work: "His pencils were something to behold. Very loose, but so beautifully done. At the time, there was no one like him."
During the 1940s, Sekowsky married his first wife, Joanne Latta.
Concurrently, he began a complicated relationship with artist
Valerie (a.k.a. Violet) Barclay, who was working at the
Manhattan
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restaurant Cafe Rouge. As Barclay recalled in a 2004 interview, "I was 17, and ... was making $18 a week as a hostess. Mike said, 'I'll get you a job making $35 a week as a
taffinker
The inker (sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher) is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production.
The penciller creates a drawing, the inker outlines, interprets, finalizes, retraces this drawing by using a penc ...
, and you can
dditionallyfreelance over the weekend. I'll let you ink my stuff'. He went to
editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, ...
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which w ...
and got me the job. I didn't know anything about inking.
taff artist Dave Gantz taught me — just by watching him".
[Barclay interview, ''Alter Ego'', pp. 4-5] Sekowsky bestowed expensive gifts on her even after his marriage to Latta,
[Barclay interview, ''Alter Ego'', p. 3] causing friction in the Timely bullpen, which she left in 1949. She later described the office environment,
Sekowsky, one of the nascent Marvel Comics' mainstays, chose to remain and "make George's life hell",
[Barclay interview, ''Alter Ego'', p. 4] Barclay said in 2004. She further described, "I was married before I met Mike, but my husband's divorce was not final. ...
had to go to court and get an annulment. Mike paid for it and it cost $350".
[Barclay interview, ''Alter Ego'', p. 11]
Sekowsky continued drawing for Timely in multiple genres through the 1940s and into the 1950s, on such
Western characters as the
Apache Kid
Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl ( 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon (25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency) into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Ap ...
, the
Black Rider, and
Kid Colt for Marvel's 1950s iteration,
Atlas Comics Atlas Comics may refer to
* Atlas Comics (1950s)
Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book, comic-book publishing label that evolved into Marvel Comics. Magazine and mass market paperback, paperback novel publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin ...
. He later freelanced for other companies, drawing the
television show
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spin-offs ''
Gunsmoke
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'' and ''
Buffalo Bill, Jr.'' for
Dell Comics;
romance comics (for
Crestwood,
Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter Billy Batso ...
,
Nedor
Standard Comics was a comic book imprint (trade name), imprint of United States, American publisher Ned Pines, who also published pulp magazines (under a Thrilling Publications, variety of company names that he also used for the comics) and pape ...
,
Quality Comics, and
St. John Publications); the jungle adventure ''
Ramar of the Jungle'' for (
Charlton Comics);
war, including
Ziff Davis
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' ''
G.I. Joe'', and others. He continued to draw for Dell in particular through the early 1960s.
[
]
DC Comics
In 1952, Sekowsky began working at DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
, where he drew romance comics and science fiction
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titles under the editorship of Julius Schwartz
Julius "Julie" Schwartz (; June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a comic book editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various t ...
. Sekowsky drew the first appearance of Adam Strange in '' Showcase'' #17 (Nov. 1958). Sekowsky and writer Gardner Fox co-created the Justice League of America
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in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). After two further appearances in that title, the team received its own series which Sekowsky drew for 63 issues. Fox and Sekowsky added to the membership of the Justice League by inducting new members Green Arrow, the Atom
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Every solid, liquid, gas ...
, and Hawkman. Among the adversaries which Fox and Sekowsky introduced for the team were Amazo
Amazo () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky and first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #30 (June 1960) as an adversary of the Jus ...
and Doctor Light. ''Justice League of America'' #21 and #22 (Sept. 1963) saw the first team-up of the Justice League and the Justice Society of America
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as well as the first use of the term "Crisis" in reference to a crossover between DC's characters. The following year's JLA team-up with the Justice Society introduced the threat of the Crime Syndicate of America of Earth-Three.
Sekowsky married his second wife, Josephine, called Pat, in October 1967.
Sekowsky and writer Bob Haney introduced B'wana Beast in '' Showcase'' #66 (Feb. 1967). In 1968, Sekowsky became the penciler of '' Metal Men''. The following year, Sekowsky also became the writer and changed the direction of the series by having the Metal Men assume human identities. The series was canceled six issues later.[
At roughly the same time, Sekowsky began working on '']Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...
'' with issue #178 (Sept.-Oct. 1968), first as artist and then as writer and editor, until issue #196. His run on the series included a variety of themes, from espionage to mythological adventure. He contributed a story about Wonder Woman and Batman to ''The Brave and the Bold''.[ Comics historian Mark Voger has praised Sekowsky's work from this era by noting "More than any other artist then working for DC Comics, Sekowsky...captured the look and sensibility of the late 1960s."
Sekowsky wrote and drew features for the series-tryout comic-book series ''Showcase'' during the last three years of its run. This included "The Maniaks" in ''Showcase'' #68–69 (June–August 1967) and #71 (December 1967) and "Jason's Quest", an adventure series about a young man on a motorcycle searching for his family, in ''Showcase'' #88–90 (Feb.–May 1970).][ He became the writer/artist of the Supergirl feature in '' Adventure Comics'' as of issue #397 (Sept. 1970) and frequently disregarded continuity by scripting stories which contradicted DC's canon.
]
Later career
Upon leaving DC, Sekowsky returned to Marvel, where he had gotten his start in the 1940s. From 1971 to 1975, he sporadically provided penciling for stories in '' Amazing Adventures'' vol. 2, featuring the Inhumans
The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peopl ...
; and ''Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up''.[
Sekowsky and writer Greg Weisman planned a '']Black Canary
The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...
'' miniseries in 1984 for DC Comics. After the first issue was pencilled, the project went unpublished due to the character being used in writer/artist Mike Grell's '' Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters'' series. Elements were used for Weisman's '' DC Showcase: Green Arrow'' short film. Sekowsky returned to ''Justice League of America'' to pencil a flashback tale in issue #240 (July 1985), which featured the Justice League from his era.
For the last decade of his life, Sekowsky lived in Los Angeles and worked primarily on Hanna-Barbera
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animated television series, including '' Scooby-Doo''. After hospitalization with health problems stemming from diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...
, he began freelancing for publisher Daerrick Gross, who was developing a line of skateboard and ninja comics. Sekowsky died before he could complete the assignment.
Awards
Sekowsky won a 1963 Alley Award for Favorite Novel ("Crisis on Earths 1 and 2" in ''Justice League of America'' #21 and #22 with Gardner Fox) and a 1981 Inkpot Award.
Bibliography
DC Comics
* '' Adventure Comics'' #397–402, 404–409, 421–423 ( Supergirl); #426–427 (Vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...
) (1970–1973)
* '' All-Star Western'' #114–116 (1960)
* ''Atom
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Every solid, liquid, gas ...
'' #38 (1968)
* '' Bat Lash'' #6 (1969)
* '' Blackhawk'' #267, 273 (1984)
* '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28–30 (Justice League of America); #66, 68, 76, 87 (1960–1969)
* '' Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!'' #6, 8, 10 (1982)
* '' DC 100 Page Super Spectacular'' #5 (1971)
* '' Detective Comics'' #371, 374–376 ( Elongated Man backup stories) (1968)
* ''Falling In Love'' #3–4, 9–11, 13–15, 18–19, 21, 23, 28–31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 44, 46–47, 49–50, 52–57, 60, 62, 64–67, 69, 71–74, 79, 84, 87 (1956–1966)
* '' Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' #12 (1973)
* '' G.I. Combat'' #132–133, 162 (1968–1973)
* ''Girls' Love Stories
''Girls' Love Stories'' was an American romance comic book magazine published by DC Comics in the United States. Started in 1949 as DC's first romance title, it ran for 180 issues, ending with the Nov-Dec 1973 issue. The stories covered such topic ...
'' #38, 44, 54, 68–69, 72–73, 80, 82, 87, 90, 92–93, 96–97, 99–100, 102, 104, 110–111, 124, 141, 179 (1955–1973)
* '' Girls' Romances'' #17, 21, 23, 30, 33, 39, 41–43, 66, 72, 75, 79, 83, 85, 91, 93–94, 96, 99, 102–194, 106, 110, 116, 122, 140, 149, 156, 159 (1952–1971)
* ''Green Lantern
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'' #4, 64–66, 170 (1961–1983)
* '' Heart Throbs'' #50, 52, 55–56, 61–64, 68, 71–72, 78–81, 83–88, 90, 96, 102 (1957–1966)
* '' House of Mystery'' #198, 202, 206, 224, 282 (1972–1980)
* '' House of Secrets'' #100, 113, 127 (1972–1975)
* '' Inferior Five'' #1–6 (1967–1968)
* ''Justice League of America
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceive ...
'' #1–38, 40–47, 49–57, 59–63, 240 (1960–1968, 1985)
* ''Love Stories'' #149–151 (1973)
* '' Metal Men'' #32–41 (1968–1969)
* '' Mystery in Space'' #47, 49, 51–52, 55–58, 66, 68–69 (1958–1961)
* '' Phantom Stranger'' vol. 2 #5–6, 9 (1970)
* '' Plop!'' #5–6 (1974)
* ''Secret Hearts'' #37, 41–42, 44, 46, 48, 51, 60, 65–66, 71, 79, 81–83, 85, 87–91, 93, 95, 102, 104, 115, 120, 123, 135 (1956–1969)
* ''Secrets of Sinister House
''Secrets of Sinister House'' was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972–1974, a companion to ''Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion''. Both series were originally inspired by the successful ABC soap op ...
'' #5, 14 (1972–1973)
* '' Sensation Comics'' #109 (1952)
* '' Showcase'' #17–19 ( Adam Strange); #21 ( Rip Hunter); #66–67 ( B'wana Beast); #68–69, 71 (The Maniaks
''Showcase'' is a comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of the series was to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring untested characters in ...
); #88–90 (Jason's Quest); #90–93 ( Manhunter) (1958–1970)
* ''Strange Adventures
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Original series
''Strange Adventures ...
'' #97–98, 101–105, 109–112, 114, 116, 118–120, 122, 124–125, 128–129, 131–132, 134, 136–138, 140, 143, 146, 149, 152, 155, 158, 162 (1958–1964)
* '' Supergirl'' #6 (1973)
* '' Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #152–153 (1972)
* '' Weird War Tales'' #36, 75 (1975–1979)
* '' The Witching Hour'' #44 (1974)
* ''Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...
'' #178–196 (1968–1971)
* '' Young Love'' #41, 45, 58 (1964–1966)
* '' Young Romance'' #125–129, 132–133, 154–156 (1963–1968)
Gold Key Comics
* '' The Twilight Zone'' #4 (1963)
Marvel Comics
* ''Actual Confessions'' #14 (1952)
* ''Actual Romances'' #1–2 (1949–1950)
* ''Adventures into Terror'' #1, 3–4 (1950–1951)
* ''All Teen'' #20 (1947)
* ''All-True Crime'' #47 (1951)
* ''All Western Winners'' #3 (1949)
* '' All Winners Comics'' #3 (1942)
* '' Amazing Adventures'' #9–10 (Inhumans
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) (1971–1972)
* ''Amazing Comics'' #1 (1944)
* ''Amazing Detective Cases'' #12 (1952)
* ''Apache Kid
Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl ( 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon (25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency) into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Ap ...
'' #1 (1950)
* ''Arrgh'' #1, 3 (1974–1975)
* ''Arrowhead'' #2 (1954)
* ''Astonishing'' #13 (1952)
* ''Battle'' #12, 18 (1952–1953)
* ''Best Love'' #33, 35 (1949–1950)
* '' Black Rider'' #14 (1951)
* ''Blackstone the Magician'' #2, 4 (1948)
* '' Blonde Phantom'' #19 (1948)
* '' Captain America Comics'' #11, 33, 39, 55, 60, 64 (1942–1947)
* '' Combat Kelly'' #22 (1954)
* ''Complete Comics'' #2 (1944)
* ''Cowboy Romances'' #3 (1950)
* ''Crazy'' #5 (1954)
* ''Crime Can't Win'' #4 (1951)
* ''Cupid'' #1–2 (1949–1950)
* ''Daring Comics'' #11 (1945)
* ''Faithful'' #2 (1950)
* ''Frankie Comics'' #8 (1947)
* ''Georgie Comics'' #10–17, 26 (1947–1950)
* ''Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up'' #2 (1975)
* ''Girl Comics
''Girl Comics'' is the name of two comic-book series published by Marvel Comics and its forerunners, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. The first, debuting in 1949, ran 35 issues, changing its title to ''Girl Confessions'' with issue #13 (March 1952 ...
'' #3 (1950)
* ''Girl Confessions'' #20–21 (1952)
* ''Human Torch
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'' #20–21, 26–27, 29–34 (1945–1049)
* ''Jeanie Comics'' #13, 17 (1947–1948)
* '' Journey into Unknown Worlds'' #4–5, 9, 21 (1951–1953)
* ''Junior Miss'' #1, 36 (1944–1949)
* ''Justice'' #20, 41 (1951–1953)
* ''Lawbreakers Always Lose'' #2 (1948)
* ''Love Adventures'' #9 (1952)
* ''Love Classics'' #1-2 (1949-1950)
* ''Love Dramas'' #2 (1950)
* '' Love Romances'' #8 (1949)
* ''Love Romances'' #11-13, 20, 23, 25, 48 (1950-1955)
* ''Love Secrets'' #1-2 (1949-1950)
* ''Love Tales'' #37, 39, 41, 50-51 (1949-1952)
* ''Lovers'' #40, 43, 51-52, 80-81 (1952-1956)
* ''Man Comics'' #6 (1951)
* ''Margie Comics'' #45 (1949)
* ''Marvel Mystery Comics
''Marvel Mystery Comics'' (first issue titled simply ''Marvel Comics'') is an American comic book series published during the 1930s–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. It was the first publication of Mar ...
'' #47-48, 55, 81, 84-90, 92 (1943-1949)
* ''Marvel Tales Marvel Tales may refer to:
Comics
* ''Marvel Tales'' (1949–1957), American comic-book series published by Marvel Comics and Atlas Comics; formerly ''Marvel Mystery Comics''
* ''Marvel Tales'' (1964–1994), American comic-book series publishe ...
'' #96, 98 (1950)
* ''Men in Action'' #9 (1952)
* '' Millie the Model'' #5, 7 (1947)
* ''Miss America
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'' #22 (1949)
* ''My Diary'' #1-2 (1949-1950)
* ''My Love'' #1, 3 (1949)
* ''My Love'' vol. 2 #16-17 (1972)
* ''My Own Romance'' #5-6, 9-12, 15, 19-23, 29, 31, 33 (1949-1953)
* ''Mystery Tales'' #11, 44 (1953-1956)
* ''Mystic'' #1-2, 4-5 (1951)
* '' Mystic Comics'' #9 (1942)
* ''Mystic Comics'' vol. 2 #3-4 (1944-1945)
* '' Namora'' #2-3 (1948)
* ''Our Love'' #1(1949)
* ''Our Love Story'' #16 (1972)
* '' Patsy Walker'' #11-20 (1947-1949)
* ''Romance Tales'' #7, 9 (1949-1950)
* ''Secret Story Romances'' #3 (1954)
* ''Spaceman'' #4 (1954)
* ''Spellbound'' #5-6, 9 (1952)
* ''Sport Stars'' #1 (1949)
* ''Spy Cases'' #3, 15 (1951-1953)
* ''Spy Fighters'' #2 (1951)
* '' Strange Tales'' #3, 9, 11, 14, 16 (1951-1953)
* '' Sub-Mariner Comics'' #26-28 (1948)
* ''Suspense'' #11, 14 (1951-1952)
* ''Teen Comics'' #21 (1947)
* ''Tough Kid Squad Comics'' #1 (1942)
* ''True Adventures'' #3 (1950)
* ''True Life Tales'' #1-2 (1949-1050_
* ''True Secrets'' #16, 18-19, 23 (1952-1954)
* '' Two-Gun Kid'' #3 (1948)
* '' Uncanny Tales'' #11, 25, 46 (1953-1956)
* ''U.S.A. Comics
''U.S.A. Comics'' was an American comic-book series published by Marvel Comics' 1930–1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books.
A superhero anthology running 17 issues cover-dated ...
'' #4-6, 10 (1942-1943)
* ''Venus
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'' #5, 6, 9 (1949-1950)
* ''War Action'' #11 (1953)
* ''War Adventures'' #12 (1953)
* ''War Comics'' #5, 16 (1951-1953)
* ''Western Life Romances'' #1-2 (1949-1950)
* ''Wild Western'' #23, 29 (1952-1953)
* ''Willie Comics'' #5, 7, 10-12, 16, 19 (1946-1949)
* '' Young Allies'' #11-12, 16, 18 (1944-1945)
* ''Young Hearts'' #1 (1949)
* ''Young Men'' #5, 17 (1950-1952)
Tower Comics
* ''Dynamo'' #1-2 (1966)
* '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'' #1-12 (1965-1967)
References
Further reading
*Evanier, Mark. "Mike Sekowsky and the Silver Age ''Justice League of America''". ''Comic Art
''Comic Art'' was a magazine, founded and edited by Todd Hignite, which surveyed newspaper comic strips, magazine cartoon panels and comic book art, both historical and contemporary.
History and profile
''Comic Art'' was established in 2002. Th ...
'' #3 (2003)
*Bubnis, Bernie. "Chicken Scratchings: A 1964 Meeting of Mike Sekowsky and a Comics Fan", ''Alter Ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I", "doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differe ...
'' #33, February 2004, pp. 3–4
External links
Captain Flash
at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Archived
from the original on April 9, 2012.
*
Mike Sekowsky
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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1989 deaths
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