Shel Dorf
Shel Dorf | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Dorf in April 1988 | |
| Born | Sheldon Dorf July 5, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2009 (aged 76) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Steve Canyon San Diego Comic-Con International |
| Website | |
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Sheldon "Shel" Dorf (July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009) was an American comic-strip letterer and freelance artist. He is known for being the founder of the San Diego Comic-Con International.[1][2][3] Dorf lettered the Steve Canyon comic strip for the last 12 to 14[4] years of the strip's run.[3][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76", Associated Press, 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. Archived 4 November 2009.
- ↑ Spurgeon, Tom. "Shel Dorf, 1933-2009", The Comics Reporter (self-published), 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. 4 November 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Evanier, Mark, "[1]", POV Online (self published), November 3, 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009. Archived 4 November 2009.
- ↑ Although R.C. Harvey gives it as 12 years in the 2002 Milton Caniff: Conversations, Mark Evanier states 14 in his 2009 tribute to Dorf.
- ↑ Caniff, Milton and Harvey, R.C., Milton Caniff: Conversations, University Press of Mississippi, 2002, p88. ISBN 1-57806-438-4
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Shel Dorf at Wikimedia Commons
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