Steven Jay Hughes (February 12, 1954 – February 18, 2000) was an American artist for the

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company. Hughes provided the art for many of the company's comics, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and the short-lived superhero series ''Detonator'' . He also helped to create the

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of these characters.

Biography

Inspired by EC comics such as ''

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'', and especially EC artist

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, Hughes began as an artist for various titles from

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Death

Hughes died on February 18, 2000, in

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,Spurgeon, Tom. "Chaos! Artist Steven Hughes Dies," ''The Comics Journal'' #222 (Apr. 2000), p. 31. after a long battle with

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. Hughes was survived by his wife Barbara Hughes and his children Amber, Chance, and Samantha.

References

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