Ernesto Colón SierraColón in English translation of Via (July 13, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was a stateside Puerto Rican

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, known for his wide-ranging career illustrating children's, superhero, and horror comics, as well as mainstream nonfiction.

Early life

Colón was born July 13, 1931, in

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, the son of Ernesto Colón, a police detective, and Isabel Sierra, a textile worker and bank teller. He has eight siblings, all sisters. Raised in the mainland US from age 10, he listed among his early influences the newspaper adventure-strip writer-artists Milton Caniff and

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, and the lighthearted 1940s Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, saying, ”I never enjoyed superheroes – with the exception of the early Captain Marvel. That character had humor and didn't take itself as seriously as all the other snarling, furious products of DC and Marvel,” Colón said in 2011. He attended high school at what was then New York City's School of Industrial Art.

Career

1950s to 1970s

In 1955, cartoonist

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hired Colón to ink backgrounds on the long-running comic strip ''

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'', an assignment that ended after approximately one month following Fisher's suicide that December. Colón began his career in earnest at

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, recalling in 2011, Working uncredited at Harvey Comics for much of that time, Colón met editor Sid Jacobson, who became his frequent creative partner. Colón' earliest attributed work appears in two comics each

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d December 1960: the 15-page story "Spellbound" in Harvey's ''The Friendly Ghost, Casper'' #28, and, in a one-off for

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). drew three issues of Gold Key Comics' ''

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'' (#24–26, July 1968–Jan. 1969), and contributed to Warren Publishing's black-and-white

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magazines '' Creepy'', '' Eerie'', and '' Vampirella''. Under the

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Jack Purcell, he drew and lettered a story for rival

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' ''Psycho'' #3 (May 1971). In 1979, he collaborated with writer Roger McKenzie on an adaptation of ''

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'' for

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1980s-on

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, Colón co-created the historical fantasy '' Arak, Son of Thunder'' with writer

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, with the character introduced in a special insert in '' The Warlord'' #48 (Aug. 1981). Two years later, he introduced ''

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'' with writers

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and

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in a similar preview in ''The

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'' vol. 2 #298 (April 1983). Colón was an editor for DC Comics from 1982 to 1985 and oversaw titles such as '' Arion, Lord of Atlantis'', ''

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'', '' Green Lantern'', and ''

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''. His other artistic credits include ''

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'' for Atlas/Seaboard Comics; '' Airboy'' for

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; '' Magnus: Robot Fighter'' for

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; and ''

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'' and '' Doom 2099'' for Marvel Comics. Also for Marvel, Colón wrote, drew, colored and lettered the 1988 science-fiction

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''Ax''. In the late 1980s, Colón penciled the short-lived '' Bullwinkle and Rocky'' series for Marvel's children's imprint Star Comics, edited by Sid Jacoboson. Colón returned to Harvey with Jacobson in the early 1990s and worked on such projects as ''

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'' and ''

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''. From 2005 until the tabloid's demise in 2007, he drew the weekly comic strip "SpyCat" in the '' Weekly World News''. Colón and Jacobson created a

version of the 9/11 Commission Report titled ''The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation'' (

d Aug. 2006). They released a 160-page follow-up, ''After 9/11: America's War on Terror'' (Aug. 2008). The duo's ''A Graphic Biography:

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'' was released in 2009. The following year,

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published their next collaboration, '' Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography'', published by

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. He collaborated with his author wife, Ruth Ashby, on the 2005 comic book ''A Spy for General Washington'', telling the story of Revolutionary War secret agent Robert Townsend, and on the graphic novel ''The Great American Documents: Volume 1'', published by Hill and Wang in May 2014. Colón reunited with writer Dan Mishkin to produce ''The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation Into the Kennedy Assassination'' in 2014.

Personal life

In the US, Colón lived initially in

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, New York City, and later moved to the

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town of

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. He was married four times, his last to children's-book and

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author Ruth Ashby. He had four children, daughters Amanda, Suzan and Luisa Colón and Rebecca Ashby-Colón. He died in Huntington, New York on August 8, 2019, at the age of 88, of

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diagnosed the previous year.

Bibliography

Works by Colón:

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

* ''

'' #1–3 (1975) * ''Thrilling Adventure Stories'' #1 (1975) * '' Tiger-Man'' #1 (1975) * ''Weird Tales of the Macabre'' #1 (1975)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #1–12 (1983–1984) * ''Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' vol. 2 #1, 9–11, 13–16, ''Special'' #1 (1985–1986) * '' Arak, Son of Thunder'' #1–14, 31, 37, ''Annual'' #1 (1981–1984) * ''

Atari Force ''Atari Force'' is the name of two comic book series published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1986. Both were loosely based on trademarks of Atari, Inc. Publication history The first ''Atari Force'' title was a series of minicomics created in 1982 t ...

'' vol. 2 #12 (1984) * '' Blue Devil'' #6, 9 (1984–1985) * ''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varie ...

'' #179 (1981) * ''

Cosmic Boy Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe. He is a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was the original leader in all incarnations of the Legio ...

'' #1–4 (1986–1987) * '' DC Comics Presents'' #63 (1983) * '' DC Graphic Novel'' #3 (1984) * '' The Fury of Firestorm Annual'' #2 (1984) * '' Heroes Against Hunger'' #1 (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First se ...

'' #304–305 ( I…Vampire) (1982) * ''

'' vol. 2 #298 (Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld insert preview) (1983) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 3 #11–12, 55, ''Annual'' #2 (1985–1988) * ''

Legionnaires 3 ''Legionnaires 3'' is a four-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 1986, the second limited series to feature the Legion of Super-Heroes. It was written by Keith Giffen and Mindy Newell, pencilled by Ernie Colón, and inked b ...

'' #1–4 (1986) * '' Omega Men'' #31, ''Annual'' #2 (1985) * '' Outsiders'' #9, 13 (1986) * ''

Scooby-Doo ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated media franchise based on an animated television series launched in 1969 and continued through several derivative media. Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are ...

'' #2, 4, 6, 8 (1997–1998) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the Origin story, origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a One-shot ( ...

'' vol. 2 #7, 10 (1986–1987) * ''Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #324 (1985) * ''Tales of the New

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to ...

'' #4 (1982) * ''Teen Titans Spotlight'' #12 (1987) * ''Underworld'' #1–4 (1987–1988) * '' The Unexpected'' #220 (1982) * '' The Warlord'' #48 (Arak, Son of Thunder insert preview) (1981) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #122, 124 (1983) * '' Young Love'' #122 (1976)

Eclipse Comics

* '' Airboy'' #46–49 (1989)

Gold Key Comics

* ''

'' #24–26 (1968–1969)

Harvey Comics

* '' Beetlejuice'' #1 (1991) * ''Casper and ...'' #1, 3 (1987–1988) * ''Casper Digest'' #1 (1986) * ''Casper in Space'' #6–8 (1973) * ''Casper Space Ship'' #2, 4 (1972–1973) * ''Casper Strange Ghost Stories'' #12 (1976) * ''Casper TV Showtime'' #1, 5 (1980) * ''Casper's Ghostland'' #93 (1976) * ''Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff'' #52, 60, 81 (1971–1977) * '' The Friendly Ghost, Casper'' #28, 37, 87, 152, 207 (1960–1979) * ''Harvey Collectors Comics'' #2 (1975) * ''Harvey Wiseguys'' #1–4 (1987–1989) * ''Hot Stuff'' #3 (1992) * ''

Hot Stuff the Little Devil Hot Stuff the Little Devil is a comic book character created by Warren Kremer who first appeared in ''Hot Stuff'' #1 (October 1957), published by Harvey Comics. Imbued with a mischievous personality and able to produce fire, Hot Stuff appears as a ...

'' #110, 117 (1972–1973) * '' Jackie Jokers'' #1–4 (1973) * ''

Little Audrey Little Audrey (full name: Audrey Smith) is a fictional character, appearing in early 20th century folklore prior to starring in a series of Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios cartoons from 1947 to 1958. She is considered a variation of the better ...

Clubhouse'' #1 (1961) * ''

Little Dot Little Dot is a comic book character published by Harvey Comics about a little girl who is obsessed with dots, spots, and round, colorful objects. She was created in 1949 by writer Alfred Harvey and artist Vic Herman. Publication history Dot fi ...

'' #94 (1964) * ''Little Dot'' vol. 2 #4 (1993) * ''Little Dot Dotland'' #41 (1969) * ''Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts'' #42 (1972) * ''Little Lotta'' #78–79 (1968) * ''

'' #1 (1991) * '' New Kids on the Block: Magic Summer Tour'' #1 (1990) * ''New Kids on the Block: NKOTB'' #1, 6 (1990–1991) * ''Playful Little Audrey'' #64 (1966) * '' Richie Rich'' #9, 200, 225 (1962–1987) * ''Richie Rich'' vol. 2 #14 (1993) * ''Richie Rich & Casper'' #1, 8, 22, 28, 33–34, 45 (1974–1982) * ''Richie Rich & His Girl Friends'' #5, 10 (1980–1981) * ''Richie Rich and the New Kids on the Block'' #1 (1991) * ''Richie Rich and Timmy Time'' #1 (1977) * ''Richie Rich and ...'' #11 (1990) * ''Richie Rich Bank Book'' #24 (1976) * ''Richie Rich Big Book'' #1 (1992) * ''Richie Rich Dollars and Cents'' #78 (1977) * ''Richie Rich Gold and Silver'' #1, 4 (1975–1976) * ''Richie Rich Inventions'' #1 (1977) * ''Richie Rich Millions'' #58 (1973) * ''Richie Rich Money World'' #1, 3, 9, 16, 31, 41, 46 (1972–1980) * ''Richie Rich Profits'' #2 (1974) * ''Richie Rich Riches'' #28, 30, 32 (1977) * ''Richie Rich Success Stories'' #23 (1969) * ''Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery'' #9 (1976) * ''Richie Rich Zillionz'' #2, 4, 11 (1977–1978) * ''Shocking Tales Digest'' #1 (1981) * ''

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'' #91, 133 (1966–1972) * ''Spooky Spooktown'' #26, 43 (1968–1972) * ''Superichie'' #8 (1977) * ''Ultraman'' #-1, #1 (1994) * ''Vacation Digest Magazine'' #1 (1987) * ''

Wendy the Good Little Witch Wendy the Good Little Witch is a fictional comic book character from Harvey Comics. Like Casper the Friendly Ghost and Hot Stuff the Little Devil, Wendy is an opposite-type character, a girl witch who does good deeds. Publication history Wend ...

'' #27, 49, 59–60, 67, 76, 86, 94 (1964–1990) * ''Wendy the Good Little Witch'' vol. 2 #12 (1993) * ''Wendy Witch World'' #46, 52 (1972–1973)

Malibu Comics

* '' Dreadstar'' vol. 2 #1–6 (1995–1996)

Marvel Comics

* ''

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'' #8 (1995) * ''

'' #1–3 (1979) * '' Black Widow the Coldest War'' GN (1990) * '' Bullwinkle and Rocky'' #1–9 (1987–1989) * ''

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'' #1 (1995) * ''

'' #1–4 (1989) * ''Damage Control'' vol. 2 #1–4 (1989–1990) * ''Damage Control'' vol. 3 #2–4 (1991) * '' Doom 2099'' #9, 16 (1993–1994) * '' Droids'' #6–8 (1987) * ''

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'' #1–2 (1980) * '' The Flintstone Kids'' #1 (1987) * ''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

'' #16–17, 19–21 (1978–1979) * '' Marvel Age Annual'' #4 (1988) * ''

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'' #19 (1989) * '' Marvel Graphic Novel: Ax'' (1989) * ''Marvel Spring Special'' #1 ('' Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' adaptation) (1988) * '' Marvel Super Special'' #8 (''

'' adaptation); #10 (1979) * '' Mighty Mouse'' #1–5, 7, 9 (1990–1991) * '' Nightmask'' #2 (1986) * '' Power Pack'' #53 (1990) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #1–2 (1983) * ''

Savage Sword of Conan ''The Savage Sword of Conan'' was a black-and-white magazine-format comic book series published beginning in 1974 by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, and then later by Marvel itself. ''Savage Sword of Conan'' starre ...

'' #46, 66 (1979–1981) * '' Thundercats'' #14, 18, 20 (1987–1988)

Valiant Comics

* '' Magnus, Robot Fighter'' vol. 2 #7, 9, 13–16, 20 (1991–1993) * ''

Solar, Man of the Atom Solar is an American fictional comic book superhero created by writer Paul S. Newman, editor Matt Murphy, and artist Bob Fujitani. The character first appeared in ''Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom'' #1 in 1962 by Gold Key Comics and has since appeare ...

'' #5 (1992)

References

External links

*
Ernie Colón
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators *. Addendum to print interview "Ernie Colon: Master of Everything?" in. *English translations of multi-part Ernie Colón interview at Via Ernie Colon Unlimited.

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