Charles "Sandy" Plunkett (born October 18, 1955) is an American artist and comics writer. He worked on several different series for

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and

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in the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

Plunkett grew up in New York City and began to draw comics at the end of high school.

Career

He assisted the

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in the 1970s. Plunkett's first credited work was a one-page illustration in ''

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'' #11 (July 1975) published by

. He drew various short stories for Marvel,

, and

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over the next several years. Plunkett collaborated with writer Mike W. Barr on a Spider-Man/

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team-up story for ''

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'' #6 (Jan. 1983). He worked on the

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titles as well as a Daredevil serial in '' Marvel Comics Presents''. Plunkett has made his home in Athens, Ohio since 1990.

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

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Adventure Magazine'' #3 (1995)

DC Comics

* '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #50 (one page) (1993) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strang ...

'' #253 (1977) * ''

Tom Strong ''Tom Strong'' is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse, initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics, an imprint of DC Comics' Wildstorm division. Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero", wi ...

's Terrific Tales'' #7 (2003) * '' Unknown Soldier'' #210, 215 (1977–1978) * '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #8, 24 (1985–1987)

Gold Key Comics

* ''

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Tales of Mystery'' #87, 91 (1978–1979) * ''

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'' #67 (1975)

Heavy Metal

* '' Heavy Metal Special Editions'' #v13#1 (1999)

IDW Publishing

* ''Rocketeer Adventures'' #1 (2012)

Marvel Comics

* '' Codename: Spitfire'' #13 (1987) * ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

'' #251 (1991) * ''

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'' #53 (

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backup story) (1977) * '' Epic Illustrated'' #34 (1986) * ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' #14 (1987) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #69–72 ( Daredevil); #131 (

Ant-Man Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...

) (1991–1993) * ''

'' #6 ( Spider-Man and the

); #42 ( Captain Marvel); #45 (one page); #58 (

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and the Scarlet Witch) (1983–1991) * ''

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'' #9 (1987) * ''

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'' #2, 4, 6, 9, 11 (1983) * ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #6–7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 (1986–1987) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #188 (1991) * ''

'' #11 (one page) (1975) * ''

Solo Avengers ''Solo Avengers'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title '' The Avengers''. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989) until it was renamed ''Avenge ...

'' #19 ( Black Panther) (1989) * '' Solomon Kane'' #6 (1986)

NBM Publishing

* ''Confessions of a Cereal Eater'' #1 (1995)

Swallow Press / Ohio University Press

* ''The World of a Wayward Comic Book Artist: The Private Sketchbooks of S. Plunkett'' (2010)

References

External links

*
Sandy Plunkett
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

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