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John Severin

John Powers Severin (/ˈsɛvərɪn/; December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat; for Marvel Comics, especially its war and Western comics; and for his 45-year stint with the satiric magazine Cracked. He was one of the…

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Awards
Alley Award, 1967, 1968 Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame, 2003 Inkwell Awards SASRA, 2022
Area(s)
Penciler, Inker
Born
John Powers Severin (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
February 12, 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 90) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Notable works
Frontline Combat Two-Fisted Tales Cracked Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Two-Gun Kid

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EC Comics

Personal life

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John Severin

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John Severin

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related to Marvel Comics and other publishers · 32
John Severin → After Atlas, Artist, As, Atlas, Atlas Comics, Barbarian, Bilko, Captain Savage, Comics Code, Conan, Dick Ayers, EC Comics, EC's, Following, Fury, Herb Trimpe, Howling Commandos, Hulk, In, July
related to Early life · 24
John Severin → After, Al Feldstein, Al Jaffee, Army, Art, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, EC Comics, Harvey Kurtzman, He, High School, Irish, Jersey City, Mad, Music, New Jersey, New York City, Norwegian, Pacific, Severin
related to External links · 18
John Severin → April, August, Checks, Comic Book DB, ComicsJohn Severin, December, Excerpts/additional, Marvel Comics Creators, Mike's Amazing World, Oddball Comics, Scott, Shaw, The Comics Journal, The Story, Trimmings, Unofficial Handbook, Wayback Machine, WebCitation
related to Personal life · 13
John Severin → Bubblehead Publishing, Colorado, Denver, EC's, February, His, John Severin III, Jr, Marie Severin, Michelina, Ruth Larenas, Severin, Severin's
related to Marvel Comics · 12
John Severin → ANNUAL, Barbarian CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Bruce Timm, Conan, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Conqueror, Incredible Hulk, King Kull, Kull, KULL AND THE BARBARIANS, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, Vol
related to Further reading · 10
John Severin → August, Fantagraphics BooksJohn Severin, Graphic Story Magazine, Jack Kirby Collector, Lone Star Fictioneer, REH, Severin, Spring, The Comics Journal, TwoMorrows Publishing
Area(s) · 1
John Severin → Penciler, Inker
Awards · 1
John Severin → Alley Award, 1967, 1968 Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame, 2003 Inkwell Awards SASRA, 2022
Born · 1
John Severin → John Powers Severin (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died · 1
John Severin → February 12, 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 90) Denver, Colorado, U.S.

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John SeverinAwardsAlley Award, 1967, 1968 Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame, 2003 Inkwell Awards SASRA, 20221.00infobox
John SeverinBornJohn Powers Severin (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
John SeverinDiedFebruary 12, 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 90) Denver, Colorado, U.S.1.00infobox
John SeverinNotable worksFrontline Combat Two-Fisted Tales Cracked Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Two-Gun Kid1.00infobox
John Severinrelated to Early lifeJersey City0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeNew Jersey0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeNorwegian0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeIrish0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeHe0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeBay Ridge0.60section
John Severinrelated to Early lifeBrooklyn0.60section

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