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Ernesto Colón SierraColón in English translation of Via (July 13, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was a stateside Puerto Rican comics artist, 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
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and
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, and the lighthearted 1940s
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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 '' Joe Palooka'', 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
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, 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
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' ''
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'' (#24–26, July 1968–Jan. 1969), and contributed to
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's black-and-white horror-comics magazines '' Creepy'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. Under the
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Jack Purcell, he drew and lettered a story for rival Skywald Publications' ''Psycho'' #3 (May 1971). In 1979, he collaborated with writer Roger McKenzie on an adaptation of '' Battlestar Galactica'' for
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.


1980s-on

At
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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 '' Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' 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'', '' The Flash'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. His other artistic credits include '' Grim Ghost'' for Atlas/Seaboard Comics; '' Airboy'' for
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; '' Magnus: Robot Fighter'' for
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; and '' Damage Control'' 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 ''
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'' series for Marvel's children's imprint
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, 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 '' Ultraman''. From 2005 until the tabloid's demise in 2007, he drew the weekly comic strip "SpyCat" in the ''
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''. Colón and Jacobson created a
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version of the
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titled ''The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation'' (
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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: Che'' was released in 2009. The following year,
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published their next collaboration, ''
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: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography'', published by Hill & Wang. 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 Long Island 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 colorectal cancer diagnosed the previous year.


Bibliography

Works by Colón:


Atlas/Seaboard Comics

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


DC Comics

* '' Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' #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 198 ...
'' 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 varied ...
'' #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 ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring ba ...
'' #63 (1983) * ''
DC Graphic Novel ''DC Graphic Novel'' is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1983 to 1986 by DC Comics. The series generally featured stand-alone stories featuring new characters and concepts with one notable exception. ''The Hunger Dogs'' wa ...
'' #3 (1984) * '' The Fury of Firestorm Annual'' #2 (1984) * ''
Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and ...
'' #1 (1986) * ''
House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror comics, horror, fantasy comics, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery comics anthology, Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets (DC Comic ...
'' #304–305 (
I…Vampire ''I...Vampire'' (also titled ''I, Vampire'') is a comic book series from DC Comics created by writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Tom Sutton about a fictional character named Andrew Bennett. The character and storyline originally started as a backu ...
) (1982) * ''
Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...
'' 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 by ...
'' #1–4 (1986) * ''
Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were crea ...
'' #31, ''Annual'' #2 (1985) * '' Outsiders'' #9, 13 (1986) * ''
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'' #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 stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' 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

* ''
Doctor 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 ...
'' #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'' #110, 117 (1972–1973) * '' Jackie Jokers'' #1–4 (1973) * '' Little Audrey 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) * ''
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'' #1 (1991) * ''
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: 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) * '' Spooky'' #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

* '' 2099 Unlimited'' #8 (1995) * '' Battlestar Galactica'' #1–3 (1979) * ''
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the Coldest War'' GN (1990) * ''
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'' #1–9 (1987–1989) * '' Casper'' #1 (1995) * '' Damage Control'' #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'' #16–17, 19–21 (1978–1979) * '' Marvel Age Annual'' #4 (1988) * ''
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'' #19 (1989) * ''
Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establis ...
: Ax'' (1989) * ''Marvel Spring Special'' #1 ('' Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' adaptation) (1988) * '' Marvel Super Special'' #8 ('' Battlestar Galactica'' adaptation); #10 (1979) * '' Mighty Mouse'' #1–5, 7, 9 (1990–1991) * '' Nightmask'' #2 (1986) * ''
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'' #53 (1990) * '' Red Sonja'' vol. 2 #1–2 (1983) * ''
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'' #46, 66 (1979–1981) * '' Thundercats'' #14, 18, 20 (1987–1988)


Valiant Comics

* ''
Magnus, Robot Fighter Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963.Steve Holland, ''Sci-Fi Art : a graphic history''. Lewes : ILEX, 2009. (pp. 102-3) Magnus first appeared in ''Magnus Robot Fight ...
'' vol. 2 #7, 9, 13–16, 20 (1991–1993) * '' Solar, Man of the Atom'' #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.


Audio/video

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