"The comic book world lost another legend today, as news broke that legendary comic book artist Carmine Infantino passed away at age 87.
He co-created Barry Allen (Flash), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Black Canary, Elongated Man, Deadman, and Animal Man. He also co-created many of the Flash's signature rogues, like Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd.
Later in his career, Infantino would go on to work on titles like Star Wars and Nova, until retiring from sequential work to begin teaching at the School of Visual Arts during the 90s. Infantino remains one of the most influential figures to ever grace comics, and our thoughts are with his friends, family, students, and fans.
Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/04/04/carmine-infantino-passes-away-at-87?abthid=515dfce0e00abdef54000023
"The comic book world lost another legend today, as news broke that legendary comic book artist Carmine Infantino passed away at age 87.
He co-created Barry Allen (Flash), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Black Canary, Elongated Man, Deadman, and Animal Man. He also co-created many of the Flash's signature rogues, like Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd.
Later in his career, Infantino would go on to work on titles like Star Wars and Nova, until retiring from sequential work to begin teaching at
the School of Visual Arts during the 90s. Infantino remains one of the most influential figures to ever grace comics, and our thoughts are with
his friends, family, students, and fans.
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