Dan Adkins
Adkins (March 15, 1937 – May 3, 2013) was an American illustrator who worked mainly for comic books and science-fiction magazines.
Dan Adkins
- Birth Name
- Danny L.
- Born
- 15 March 1937
- Birthplace
- Midkiff, West Virginia, U.S.
- Died
- 3 May 2013
- Place of death
- Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Awards
- Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame (2019)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- illustrator · comics artist · penciller · inker
- Honours
- The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame
- Languages
- English
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Adkins (March 15, 1937 – May 3, 2013) was an American illustrator who worked mainly for comic books and science-fiction magazines.
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Dan Adkins (1937–2013) was a comics artist, illustrator and inker, among other activities, of American nationality. The comics artist was born in Lincoln County and died in Reading.
Languages used include English. Honours include The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame.
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• Birth Name — Danny L. Adkins • Born — 15 March 1937 • Birthplace — Midkiff, West Virginia, U.S. • Died — 3 May 2013 • Place of death — Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Pencil — y • Ink — y • Awards — Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame (2019)
Early life and career
Early life and career
Dan Adkins was born in West Virginia, in the basement of an unfinished house. He left the state "when I was about 7" as his family moved to Pennsylvania; Reno, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; New York; Ohio; and New Jersey. When he was "about 11" years old, Adkins said, he had a bout with rheumatic fever that left him paralyzed from the waist down for six months. Serving in the Air Force in the mid-1950s, stationed at Luke Field outside Phoenix, Adkins was a draftsman. As he described the job, Launched in 1956, that publication was Sata, filled with fantasy illustrations and reproduced on a spirit duplicator. In Phoenix, Arizona, Adkins met artist-writer Bill Pearson who signed on as Satas co-editor. In 1959, Pearson became the sole editor of Sata, ending the 13-issue run with several offset-printed issues. Adkins contributed to numerous other fan publications, including Amra, Vega and Xero. At 19, Adkins began doing freelance illustration for science-fiction magazines. He moved to New York City and when he was "about 24" years old was an art director for the Hearst Corporation's American Druggist and New Medical Material magazines. As he recalled:
Personal life
Personal life
Adkins was married to Jeanette Strouse. Adkins died May 3, 2013, at age 76.
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Lincoln County.
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Silver Age of comic books
• Illustration — Dr. Strange #169 (June 1968). Cover art by Adkins. In 1964, during the period comic-book fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comics, Adkins joined the Wally Wood Studio as Wood's assistant. Wood and Adkins collaborated on a series of stories for Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazines Creepy and Eerie. Adkins was among the original artists of Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, for Tower Comics, drawing many Dynamo stories during his 16 months in the Wood Studio. He joined Marvel Comics in 1967. working primarily as an inker but also penciling several stories for Doctor Strange and other titles. Adkins additionally worked for a variety of comics publishers, including Charlton Comics, DC Comics (Aquaman, Batman), Dell Comics/Western Publishing, Eclipse Comics, Harvey Comics, Marvel, and Pacific Comics. In addition to penciling and inking, Adkins also did cover paintings, including for Amazing Stories, Eerie (issue 12) and Famous Monsters of Filmland (issues 44, 46). His magazine illustrations were published in Argosy (with Wood), Amazing Stories, Fantastic, Galaxy Science Fiction, Infinity, Monster Parade, Science-Fiction Adventures, Spectrum, Worlds of If and other magazines. In the 2000s, he illustrated Parker Brothers products, and his artwork for Xero was reprinted in the hardback The Best of Xero (Tachyon, 2004).
Awards
In 2019, Adkins was inducted into the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievement and outstanding accomplishments.
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- 1.Miller, John Jackson. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. June 10, 2005.
- 2.Danny L. Adkins at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved December 30, 2013. Adkins' death date is sometimes given erroneously as March 8, which was instead the date on which his death the week earlier had been announced.
- 3.Cooke, Jon B. Comic Book Artist Collection, Volume 3. Comic Book Artist. TwoMorrows Publishing. 7. 38. February 2000. 978-1893905429.
- 4.Thomas, Roy. "A Dream Come True!": A Candid Conversation with Dan Adkins about Wally Wood and Other Phenomena. Alter Ego. 3. 8. Spring 2001.
- 5.A announced in the "Bullpen Bulletins" of Fantastic Four #63 and other Marvel comics released that month
- 6.Dan Adkins at the Grand Comics Database.
- 7.Lupoff. Dick. The Best of Xero. Tachyon, 2004.
- 8.2019 Inkwell Awards Voting Results and Ceremony. 13 April 2019.
- 9.Photo caption, ALter Ego interview above: "Dan with Jeanette Strouse in 1956, at age nineteen. Photos courtesy of Dan & Jeanette Adkins."
- 10.Spurlock, J. David. Rest In Peace Dan Adkins. Facebook. May 8, 2013.
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