Frank Frezetta
Frank Frezetta: Self Portrait.
Born February 8th, 1928 and died May 10th 2010. Within his grand long lifespan he was a pioneer for fantasy, science fiction artist. At age 8, he attended Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts. By the age of 15, he was a pencil clean up.
His first comic-book work was inking the eight-page
story "Snowman", penciled by John Giunta, It was not standard
practice in comic books during this period to provide complete credits, so a
comprehensive listing of Frazetta's work is difficult to ascertain. His next
confirmed comic works are two signed penciled-and-inked pieces in Prize Comics.
In a 1991 interview in The Comics Journal, Frazetta credited Graham Ingels as
the first one in the comic book industry to recognize his talent, and to give
him jobs at Standard Comics in 1947.
Frazetta was soon drawing comic books in many genres
such as Westerns, fantasy, mystery, and historical drama appealing to many audiences
around the country. Some of his earliest
work was in funny animal comics; whom he signed as "Fritz" For Dell's
subsidiary company, Famous Funnies, Frazetta did war and human interest stories
for Heroic Comics, as well as short one page comics that describes the virtues
of prayer and the evils of drug abuse. In comics like Personal Love and Movie
Love, he did romance and celebrity stories, including a biography of Burt
Lancaster. He was at the forefront in Hollywood and popular book covers.
Frank Frezetta: Self Portrait. 
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