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Pete Costanza

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140:'s initial planning and creation of Captain Marvel, later becoming Beck's chief assistant on that character, one of the era's most popular. When the character's original name of Captain Thunder was being changed, Costanza suggested "Captain Marvelous", which eventually became Captain Marvel. Costanza also co-created the Fawcett character 212:. Retired after his stroke, which affected his right hand, Costanza taught himself to oil paint left-handed, and produced over 400 paintings of adventure, romance and Americana, many of which have been exhibited and sold. 412: 407: 371: 299: 268: 397: 402: 291: 354: 186: 114: 126: 208: 141: 61: 157:, adapting literary classics and historic events into single-issue comic-book narratives, as well as for 358: 243: 202: 162: 148: 392: 387: 238: 153: 133: 190:. Over the next three years, until retiring due to a stroke in 1971, Costanza remained primarily on 165:(ACG), for which he was widely known for his work on "Magicman" and "Forbidden Worlds," and the 367: 295: 264: 258: 285: 196: 43: 158: 233: 110: 381: 118: 39: 166: 122: 215:
Costanza married Yolanda Scarinci in 1941. They had two sons, Edward and Peter.
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After Fawcett discontinued their line of comic books, Costanza freelanced for
137: 99: 181: 177: 83: 263:. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 101, 107. 102: 87: 129:, and served as one of Captain Marvel's longest-tenured artists. 132:Costanza began his career at Fawcett during writer 77: 69: 50: 26: 21: 180:writer and editor, recommended Costanza succeed 98:(May 19, 1913 – June 28, 1984) was an American 8: 338: 326: 314: 18: 16:American comic book artist and illustrator 364:Legion of Superheroes Archive, Volume 8 287:Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia 224: 7: 194:while occasionally contributing to 109:. He is best known for his work on 260:Fawcett Companion: The Best of FCA 14: 125:era fans and historians call the 242:(126). Raleigh, North Carolina: 292:University Press of Mississippi 232:Hamerlinck, P.C. (July 2014). 1: 374:), p. 240, "Biographies" 169:umbrella of comics company. 429: 413:Golden Age comics creators 408:Artists from New York City 187:Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 257:Hamerlinck, Paul (2001). 127:Golden Age of Comic Books 290:. Jackson, Mississippi: 184:as artist of the series 398:American comics artists 284:Cremins, Brian (2016). 234:"Three For Pete's Sake" 403:American male painters 62:Hackensack, New Jersey 359:Grand Comics Database 244:TwoMorrows Publishing 209:World's Finest Comics 167:Standard/Nedor/Better 163:American Comics Group 154:Classics Illustrated 366:(DC Comics, 1998, 93: 92: 420: 342: 336: 330: 324: 318: 312: 306: 305: 281: 275: 274: 254: 248: 247: 229: 197:Adventure Comics 80: 65: 57: 36: 34: 19: 428: 427: 423: 422: 421: 419: 418: 417: 378: 377: 351: 346: 345: 339:Hamerlinck 2014 337: 333: 327:Hamerlinck 2014 325: 321: 315:Hamerlinck 2001 313: 309: 302: 283: 282: 278: 271: 256: 255: 251: 231: 230: 226: 221: 159:Charlton Comics 78: 60: 59: 55: 38: 32: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 426: 424: 416: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 380: 379: 376: 375: 361: 350: 349:External links 347: 344: 343: 331: 319: 307: 300: 294:. p. 15. 276: 269: 249: 223: 222: 220: 217: 115:Captain Marvel 111:Fawcett Comics 91: 90: 81: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 58:(aged 71) 52: 48: 47: 28: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 425: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 373: 372:1-56389-430-0 369: 365: 362: 360: 356: 355:Pete Costanza 353: 352: 348: 341:, p. 75. 340: 335: 332: 329:, p. 76. 328: 323: 320: 317:, p. 56. 316: 311: 308: 303: 301:9781496808769 297: 293: 289: 288: 280: 277: 272: 270:1-893905-10-1 266: 262: 261: 253: 250: 245: 241: 240: 235: 228: 225: 218: 216: 213: 211: 210: 205: 204: 199: 198: 193: 189: 188: 183: 179: 175: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 155: 150: 145: 144:with Parker. 143: 139: 135: 130: 128: 124: 120: 119:Marvel Family 116: 112: 108: 104: 101: 97: 96:Pete Costanza 89: 85: 82: 76: 72: 68: 63: 54:June 28, 1984 53: 49: 45: 41: 40:New York City 29: 25: 22:Pete Costanza 20: 363: 334: 322: 310: 286: 279: 259: 252: 237: 227: 214: 207: 201: 195: 191: 185: 171: 152: 146: 142:Golden Arrow 131: 123:World War II 95: 94: 56:(1984-06-28) 37:May 19, 1913 393:1984 deaths 388:1913 births 192:Jimmy Olsen 174:Otto Binder 136:and artist 134:Bill Parker 121:during the 107:illustrator 70:Nationality 382:Categories 219:References 138:C. C. Beck 100:comic book 86:, Artist, 33:1913-05-19 239:Alter Ego 182:Curt Swan 178:DC Comics 172:In 1967, 149:Gilberton 84:Penciller 246:: 75–76. 203:Superman 117:and the 73:American 44:New York 357:at the 79:Area(s) 370:  298:  267:  206:, and 161:, the 103:artist 64:, U.S. 46:, U.S. 88:Inker 368:ISBN 296:ISBN 265:ISBN 176:, a 105:and 51:Died 27:Born 151:'s 384:: 236:. 200:, 113:' 42:, 304:. 273:. 35:) 31:(

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New York City
New York
Hackensack, New Jersey
Penciller
Inker
comic book
artist
illustrator
Fawcett Comics
Captain Marvel
Marvel Family
World War II
Golden Age of Comic Books
Bill Parker
C. C. Beck
Golden Arrow
Gilberton
Classics Illustrated
Charlton Comics
American Comics Group
Standard/Nedor/Better
Otto Binder
DC Comics
Curt Swan
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Adventure Comics
Superman
World's Finest Comics
"Three For Pete's Sake"
Alter Ego

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