DC Comics' Illustrator Aparo Dies

By News Editor     July 20, 2005
Source: Associated Press

DC Comics' illustrator James N. Aparo, who worked for the comic book publisher for over 30 years, has died. Aparo drew such characters as Batman, the Green Arrow, Aquaman, Spectre and more. He was 72.

"His big break came in the late 1960s when he was working for Charlton Press and his editor got a job at DC. The editor, Dick Giordano, brought Aparo with him to the comic book maker."

Aparo once said, "I just drew as a kid and went with it. I studied and copied comic strips and comic books. I grew up with Superman, Batman, and Captain Marvel."