One of the greats in comics died today Dick Giordano. I met him a few times at some cons here at my home when we had cons here in the city & at the San Diego Comic Con. Where he gave his John Hancock to alot of my books one of my favs he did for me was my Superman vs. Muhammad Ali comic is still to this day. For people that dont know or for the ones that do know here is some of his life and career. Dick Giordano was born in New York City in the borough of Manhattan.Beginning as a freelance artist at Charlton Comics in 1952. By 1965 he was editor-in-chief & brought on board such names as Jim Aparo Denny O'Neil & others. By 1976 DC Comics' then-publisher Carmine Infantino hired Giordano as an editor. bringing over to DC many of the creators that dc still has today in some way or another.By 1971 Giordano had left DC to partner with Denny O'Neil for their Continuity Associates studios which served as an art packager for comic book publishers.In 1980 new DC publisher Jenette Kahn brought Giordano back to DC. Then in 1981 Giordano was named the company's new managing editor. Not too long after that in in 1983 promoted to Vice President/Executive Editor of Dc Comics.A position he held until 1993.With Kahn and Paul Levitz Giordano helped relaunch Superman,Batman,Wonder Woman,The Flash,Green Lantern,Justice League of America & the Teen Titans.During this period until he left the company, Giordano wrote a monthly column published in DC titles called "Meanwhile..." which much like Marvel's Bullpen Bulletins featured news & information about the company and its creators. Giordano closed each "Meanwhile..." column with the characteristic words Thank you and good afternoon. Beginning in 1985 Giordano was in the middle of an industry wide debate about the comics industry and creators rights. led in part to the 1988 drafting of the Creator's Bill of Rights. Giordano left DC and went into semi-retirement in 1993 still doing the occasional inking job.In 2002, Giordano helped launch Future Comics. But closed down after only two-and-a-half years in business in 2004.Giordano was married for many years to Marie Trapani who died from stomach cancer in 1993.Marie's death, combined with Giordano's increasing hearing loss, hastened his decision to retire from DC.Giordano who suffered from Leukemia had been hospitalized at Florida Hospital Oceanside.He died due to complications from pneumonia at the age of 77. Now this man served as mentor or inspiration to a generations of Fans like my self or to others out there in the world. He will be missed & still rembered all around the world for years and years to come . May he Rest In Peace
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