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'''Marie Severin''' ([[August 21]], [[1929]] - [[August 30]], [[2018]]) was a comic artist from Long Island, [[New York (state)|New York]]. She originally intended to become a stained glass artist, but instead her brother John Severin landed her work as a colorist at EC Comics, on the romance, crime and horror titles of the time. She was thus one of the very first women to work in comics. In the 1960s, she began working for [[Marvel Comics]], variously as penciler, inker and/or colorist on many of their big titles such as ''[[Iron Man]]'', ''[[Thor]]'', and ''Captain Britain''. When the company went bankrupt in [[1996]], they were forced to let her go, but she remained in the comic business, coloring on DC Comics' ''[[Superman]] Adventures'' title as well as other comic projects. | '''Marie Severin''' ([[August 21]], [[1929]] - [[August 30]], [[2018]]) was a comic artist from Long Island, [[New York (state)|New York]]. She originally intended to become a stained glass artist, but instead her brother John Severin landed her work as a colorist at EC Comics, on the romance, crime and horror titles of the time. She was thus one of the very first women to work in comics. In the 1960s, she began working for [[Marvel Comics]], variously as penciler, inker and/or colorist on many of their big titles such as ''[[Iron Man]]'', ''[[Thor]]'', and ''Captain Britain''. When the company went bankrupt in [[1996]], they were forced to let her go, but she remained in the comic business, coloring on [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Superman]] Adventures'' title as well as other comic projects. | ||
==Coloring work== | ==Coloring work== | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 30 August 2023
Marie Severin (August 21, 1929 - August 30, 2018) was a comic artist from Long Island, New York. She originally intended to become a stained glass artist, but instead her brother John Severin landed her work as a colorist at EC Comics, on the romance, crime and horror titles of the time. She was thus one of the very first women to work in comics. In the 1960s, she began working for Marvel Comics, variously as penciler, inker and/or colorist on many of their big titles such as Iron Man, Thor, and Captain Britain. When the company went bankrupt in 1996, they were forced to let her go, but she remained in the comic business, coloring on DC Comics' Superman Adventures title as well as other comic projects.
Coloring work
- Bumblebee to the Rescue! (cover only)
- Decepticon Patrol (cover only)
Inking work
- "All or Nothing!" (with Jim Amash and Stephen Baskerville)
- "Primal Fear!" (with Jim Amash)
- "Devices and Desires!" (with Jim Amash)
External links
- Marie Severin at Wikipedia
- "Meet a Real Life Comic Book Superhero: Marie Severin" post on fanboy.com.
