Vincente Doria Catan Jr., known by his pen name Vicatan (1948 – May 13, 2004), was a Filipino

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and novelist.

Biography

Vicente Doria Catan Jr. was born in the Philippines and worked in the studio of artist

Nestor Redondo Nestor P. Redondo (May 4, 1928 – December 30, 1995)Nestor P. Redondo
at the

Filipino komiks industry, he began to work for U.S. comics publishers including

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and

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. Artist and comics historian

Gerry Alanguilan Doroteo Gerardo N. Alanguilan Jr. (20 January 1968 – 21 December 2019), also known in the Philippines by his alias Komikero, was a Filipino comic book artist, writer, and architect from San Pablo, Laguna. He was an important figure in the Ph ...

noted that "Probably the closest of all estorRedondo's followers, Vicatan shared the great man's beautifully lush brush strokes but married that style to an ever-so-slightly humorous sensibility." With his pen name Vicatan, he made his U.S. comics debut with the story "Goodbye, Nancy" in '' House of Secrets'' #99 (Aug. 1972). He drew stories for various DC Comics titles including '' Ghosts'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Sgt. Rock'', '' The Unexpected'', and ''

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'' from 1979 to 1987. Vicatan drew comics adaptations of '' Billy Budd'', ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'', ''

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'', '' Macbeth'', and '' Othello'' for Pendulum Press in 1979 and 1980. Following his final work for DC, Vicatan worked exclusively in the Filipino comics industry. He died on 13 May 2004.

Bibliography

Archie Comics

* '' The Fly'' #4–7 ( Jaguar backup stories)(1983–1984)

DC Comics

* '' Ghosts'' #81, 85, 88, 108 (1979–1982) * ''

'' #218, 222–223, 226, 229–230, 232, 234–235, 242–244, 247, 249, 251, 253, 256, 258, 261–263, 265, 267–268, 271–272, 274, 276–281, 286 (Mercenaries backup feature) (1980–1986) * ''

'' #320 (1983) * '' House of Secrets'' #99 (1972) * ''

'' #44–46 (1982) * '' Sgt. Rock'' #403, 407, 415–416 (1985–1987) * ''

Tarzan Family Korak, a fictional character, is the ape name of John "Jack" Clayton III, the son of Tarzan and Jane Porter. History Jack first appeared in the original ''Tarzan'' novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was introduced as an infant in the non-Tarzan ...

'' #62–63 ( John Carter, Warlord of Mars backup feature) (1976) * ''

Time Warp Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, film, and advertisements. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularize ...

'' #5 (1980) * '' The Unexpected'' #189, 196, 205, 210–211, 216–218, 220–221 (1979–1982) * ''

'' #96, 100–101 (1981)

Harris Publications

* ''

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'' #146 (1985)

Marvel Comics

* '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #56 (one page) (1980)

Pendulum Press

* '' Billy Budd'' (1979) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1980) * '' Macbeth'' (1980) * '' Othello'' (1980)

Renegade Press

* ''Revolver'' #1 (1985)

Warren Publishing

* ''

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

'' #10 (1979) * ''1994'' #14, 18–20, 24, 26, 28–29 (1980–1983) * ''

Eerie ''Eerie'' was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like '' Mad'', it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's volunta ...

'' #136 (1982)

References

External links

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Vic Catan Jr. - "Vicatan"
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics 1948 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Filipino artists 21st-century Filipino artists DC Comics people Filipino comics artists {{comics-artist-stub