Charles "Sandy" Plunkett (born October 18, 1955) is an

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artist and

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writer. He worked on several different series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics 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 Crusty Bunkers at Neal Adams' Continuity Studios in the 1970s. Plunkett's first credited work was a one-page illustration in '' Savage Tales'' #11 (July 1975) published by Marvel Comics. He drew various short stories for Marvel, DC Comics, and Gold Key Comics over the next several years. Plunkett collaborated with writer

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on a

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/ Scarlet Witch team-up story for '' Marvel Fanfare'' #6 (Jan. 1983). He worked on the New Universe titles as well as a

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serial in ''

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''. Plunkett has made his home in

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since 1990.

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

* '' Rocketeer Adventure Magazine'' #3 (1995)

DC Comics

* '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #50 (one page) (1993) * '' House of Mystery'' #253 (1977) * '' Tom Strong'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

* '' Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' #87, 91 (1978–1979) * '' The Twilight Zone'' #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'' #251 (1991) * '' Defenders'' #53 ( Clea backup story) (1977) * ''

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'' #34 (1986) * '' Justice'' #14 (1987) * ''

'' #69–72 (

); #131 ( Ant-Man) (1991–1993) * '' Marvel Fanfare'' #6 (

and the Scarlet Witch); #42 ( Captain Marvel); #45 (one page); #58 ( Vision and the Scarlet Witch) (1983–1991) * '' Nightmask'' #9 (1987) * '' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' #2, 4, 6, 9, 11 (1983) * ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #6–7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 (1986–1987) * ''

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'' #188 (1991) * '' Savage Tales'' #11 (one page) (1975) * '' Solo Avengers'' #19 (

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) (1989) * ''

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'' #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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