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Carmine Infantino

Carmine Infantino (/ɪnfənˈtiːnoʊ/; May 24, 1925[1] – April 4, 2013)[2][3] was an American comics artist and editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creations are the Black Canary and the Silver Age version of DC superhero the Flash with writer Robert Kanigher, the stretching Elongated Man with John Broome, Barbara Gordon the second Batgirl with writer Gardner Fox, Deadman with writer Arnold Drake, and Christopher Chance, the second iteration of the Human Target with Len Wein.

Carmine Infantino

(1925-05-24)May 24, 1925
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

April 4, 2013(2013-04-04) (aged 87)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Penciller, Editor, Publisher

Detective Comics, Flash,
Showcase, Star Wars

National Cartoonists Society Award, various Alley Awards. Expanded list.

He was inducted into comics' Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2000.

Death[edit]

Infantino died on April 4, 2013, at the age of 87 at his home in Manhattan.[3]

Legacy[edit]

In season three of The CW TV show "The Flash", episode 22 is titled "Infantino Street".[49]


In the 2023 Amazon Prime Video Christmas special, Merry Little Batman, Infantino appears in a cameo via archive audio.[50]

1958 Award, Best Comic Book[51]

National Cartoonists Society

1961 , Best Single Issue: The Flash #123 (with Gardner Fox)[52]

Alley Award

1961 Alley Award, Best Story: "Flash of Two Worlds", The Flash #123 (with )[52]

Gardner Fox

1961 Alley Award, Best Artist

[52]

1962 Alley Award, Best Book-Length Story: "The Planet that Came to a Standstill!", #75 (with Gardner Fox)[53]

Mystery in Space

1962 Alley Award, Best Pencil Artist

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1963 Alley Award, Best Artist

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1964 Alley Award, Best Short Story: "Doorway to the Unknown", The Flash #148 (with )[55]

John Broome

1964 Alley Award, Best Pencil Artist

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1964 Alley Award, Best Comic Book Cover ( #329 with Murphy Anderson)[55]

Detective Comics

1967 Alley Award, Best Full-Length Story: "Who's Been Lying in My Grave?", #205 (with Arnold Drake)[56]

Strange Adventures

1967 Alley Award, Best New Strip: "" in Strange Adventures (with Arnold Drake)[56]

Deadman

1969 special Alley Award for being the person "who exemplifies the spirit of innovation and inventiveness in the field of comic art"

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1985: Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication .[58]

Fifty Who Made DC Great

2000: Inkpot Award

[59]

Infantino's awards include:

#83–90, 93, 98 (1976–1978)

Creepy

#77, 79–84 (1976–1977)

Eerie

(backup stories) #57–60 (1977)

Vampirella

(fan site). WebCitation archive.

CarmineInfantino.com

(Press release). DC Comics. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

"Carmine Infantino (1925–2013)"

Beard, Jim (April 5, 2013). . Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.

"Marvel Remembers Carmine Infantino"

at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

Carmine Infantino

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Carmine Infantino