Alan Kupperberg
American comics artist
Alan Kupperberg (May 18, 1953 – July 16, 2015) was an American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips .
Early life
Alan Kupperberg was born on May 18, 1953[ 1] in New York City . He graduated from the High School of Art and Design in 1971.[ 2]
Career
Alan Kupperberg entered the comics industry by working at Neal Adams ' Continuity Associates [ 3] and was a member of the Crusty Bunkers .[ 4] He began writing and drawing for Marvel Comics in 1974,[ 5] mostly doing fill-ins and one-shots. He later worked on team books such as The Invaders [ 6] and The Defenders and drew several issues of What If .[ 7]
Occasionally working as a writer, Kupperberg created the 1983 one-shot comic Obnoxio the Clown vs. the X-Men , and handled everything from writing and illustrating to lettering.[ 8] In 1987, Kupperberg worked on both The Spectacular Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man . His work on those titles included The Amazing Spider-Man #289 (June 1987) which featured the Jack O'Lantern (Jason Macendale ) becoming the new Hobgoblin [ 9] as well as The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #7 (1987) which depicted the honeymoon of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson .[ 10] From 1988–1991, Kupperberg drew Spider-Ham back-up stories in Marvel Tales .[ 5]
For Marvel Custom Comics, he provided art for clients such as Campbell Soup Company , the U.S. Department of Energy , the Sylvan Learning Center , and The Dallas Times Herald .[ 2]
In 1978, Kupperberg and writer Marv Wolfman took over the Howard the Duck weekly newspaper strip. Kupperberg also worked on the short-lived The Incredible Hulk strip[ 11] and Little Orphan Annie .[ 2]
From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, Kupperberg illustrated such DC Comics titles as Justice League of America , The Warlord , The Fury of Firestorm , DC Comics Presents , COPS , Dragonlance , and Blue Devil .[ 5] [ 12]
Kupperberg drew illustrations for Archie Comics ,[ 5] National Lampoon , Cracked magazine, Spy , and McClannahan Books.[ 2]
Outside of comics
Kupperberg worked on script development and character design for Sullivan Bluth Studios ' 1994 animated feature Thumbelina . In 1994, he worked with Nickelodeon on the Tom Terrific animated project.[ 2]
He also did design work and scripting for numerous advertising and production agencies. His autobiographical strips appeared in Comic Art and in the Streetwise book.
Personal life
Kupperberg's brother, Paul Kupperberg , also works in the comic book field as a writer, editor and executive , primarily at DC Comics .
Alan Kupperberg died of thymus cancer on July 16, 2015.[ 13]
Bibliography
Archie Comics
DC Comics
Defiant Comics
Marvel Comics
The A-Team #3 (1984)
The Amazing Spider-Man #221, 285–286, 288–289, Annual #26 (1981–1991)
Avengers #205, 209, 212 (1981)
Beavis and Butt-head #21 (1995)
Bizarre Adventures #34 (1983)
Captain America #240, 260, 271 (1979–1982)
Crazy Magazine #17, 19–32, 34, 36–38, 42, 47, 50–51, 54, 63–66, 68–69, 71–72, 74–92 (1976–1982)
Dazzler #3 (1981)
Defenders #126–128, 131, 133, 150 (1983–1985)
Doctor Strange vol. 2 #32 (1978)
Ghost Rider #61 (1981)
House II: The Second Story #1 (1987)
Iceman #1–4 (1984–1985)
The Incredible Hulk Annual #13 (1984)
The Invaders #29–30, 32–41 (1978–1979)
Iron Man #157, 242 (1982–1989)
Justice #32 (1989)
Kickers, Inc. #9 (1987)
King Conan #11 (1982)
Mark Hazzard: Merc #3–4 (1987)
Marvel Tales #212, 214–215, 218–219, 223, 227–230, 233, 236–237, 239–240, 242, 247, 250 (Spider-Ham backup feature) (1988–1991)
Marvel Team-Up #96 (1980)
Marvel Two-in-One #45–46, 49, 75, 88–90, 95, Annual #5 (1978–1983)
Master of Kung Fu #113 (1982)
Masters of the Universe #10 (1987)
Moon Knight vol. 2 #5 (1985)
Obnoxio the Clown #1 (1983)
Psi-Force #27 (1989)
The Rampaging Hulk #6, 8 (1977–1978)
Red Sonja vol. 2 #1–2 (1983)
Robocop #1 (1987)
Savage Sword of Conan #19 (1977)
The Spectacular Spider-Man #126–129, Annual #7, 10–11 (1987–1991)
Spidey Super Stories #43 (1979)
Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #7–9 (1987)
Star Wars #53 (1981)
Team America #5–6, 10 (1982–1983)
Thor #279, 307, 321–322, 324–328 (1979–1983)
Transformers #5–6, 43 (1985–1988)
U.S. 1 #9 (1984)
Vampire Tales #5 (1974)
Web of Spider-Man Annual #6–7 (1990–1991)
What If...? #8–9, 20, 23, 29, 31, 38 (1978–1983)
What The--?! #13, 24 (1991–1992)
References
^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays" . Comics Buyer's Guide . Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010 .
^ a b c d e "Alan Kupperberg" . Lambiek Comiclopedia . May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ Stroud, Bryan D. (February 14, 2011). "Alan Kupperberg Interview" . The Silver Age Sage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.
^ Bails, Jerry . Crusty Bunkers . Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ a b c d Alan Kupperberg at the Grand Comics Database
^ Best, Daniel (December 24, 2006). "The Invaders : Alan Kupperberg Looks Back" . 20th Century Danny Boy . Blogspot. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012.
^ Best, Daniel (May 26, 2007). "Alan Kupperberg Looks Back: What If? " . 20th Century Danny Boy . Blogspot. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.
^ Arnold, Mark (September 2016). "Obnoxio the Clown". Back Issue! (91). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing : 68–71.
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2012). "1980s". Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging . London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley . p. 162. ISBN 978-0756692360 . Written by Peter David and penciled by Alan Kupperberg and Tom Morgan...Jack O'Lantern took on the Hobgoblin's mantle. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 165: "In this special by writer James Owsley, layout artist Alan Kupperberg, and finishing artists Jim Fern and Al Milgrom, Spider-Man set out to make his fortune when Thomas Fireheart, the Puma, visited him at the Parkers' honeymoon destination."
^ Cassell, Dewey (February 2014). "Smashing into Syndication: The Incredible Hulk Newspaper Strip". Back Issue! (70). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 37–40.
^ Best, Daniel (November 3, 2006). "Blue Devil : Alan Kupperberg Looks Back" . 20th Century Danny Boy. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012.
^ Johnston, Rich (July 17, 2015). "Alan Kupperberg Dies, Aged 62" . Bleeding Cool . Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Alan Kupperberg died last night from thymus cancer...
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