| LC control no. | n 2001042735 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Anderson, Murphy |
| Birth date | 1926-07-09 |
| Death date | 2015-10-22 |
| Place of birth | Asheville (N.C.) |
| Place of death | Somerset (Somerset County, N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Affiliation | DC Comics, Inc. |
| Profession or occupation | Cartoonists Comic book artist Inker Penciller Comic book writer |
| Found in | The Hawkman archives, c2000- : v. 1, t.p. (Murphy Anderson) Flash archives, volume 3, c2012: t.p. (inked by Murphy Anderson) Comicbookdb.com, viewed Nov. 15, 2013 (Murphy Clyde Anderson; born 1926; comic book inker, penciller, cover artist, colorist, and writer; His career spans over 50 years, and includes characters as diverse as Hawkman, the Specter, the Atomic Knights and Buck Rogers. His clean style and detailed brushwork set the tone for many of the DC Comics of the Silver Age. He created the definitive portrayals of the Flash, Adam Strange, Batman, and Superman with his evocative inking. He began his career working for the legendary Planet Stories pulp magazine in the 1940s and also applied his talents to its sister publication, Planet Comics.) Wikipedia, viewed Nov. 15, 2013 (Murphy Anderson, born July 9, 1926; American comic book artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era; inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1988) Murphy Anderson, viewed Nov. 15, 2013 (Murphy Anderson; born on July 9, 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina) <http://www.murphyanderson.com/> New York times WWW site, viewed Oct. 28, 2015 (in obituary published Oct. 27: Murphy Anderson; b. July 9, 1926, Asheville, N.C.; d. Thursday [Oct. 22, 2015], Somerset, N.J., aged 89; comic book artist best known for drawing superheroes for DC Comics (known as National Comics at the time he joined it) from the 1950s to the '70s) |
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