Born on this day in 1920: comics artist
Fred Ray, the primary cover artist of DC's
Superman and
Action Comics magazines during the 1940s, who refiuned and shaped Superman's appearance character from early inconsistency to a powerful icon. Among his other work: drawing Batman and Robin and Congorilla, among others, including twenty-plus years drawing Tomahawk. Ray was an extensive authority on military uniforms of the Revolutionary War and a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution, and wrote non-fiction books on the subject.
from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-47 [Superman Salutes the Bicentennial] (DC, August 1976), self-portrait by Fred Ray
Happy birthday, Fred!
10,000.
Wow! Congrats on 10,000!
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