Máximo Gorky Carvajal Belmar (October 6, 1935 – August 21, 2006) was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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. Carvajal was born in Valparaíso, Chile. He studied fine arts in

Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...

, later moving to

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to study applied arts. Carvajal worked in Chilean comics for nearly 50 years, creating the characters Dr. Mortis and Black Sloane.

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1935 births 2006 deaths People from Valparaíso Chilean comics artists {{LatAm-comics-creator-stub