Frank Springer

Frank Springer
Frank Springer c. 1975
Born(1929-12-06)December 6, 1929
Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2009(2009-04-02) (aged 79)
Damariscotta, Maine, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Pseudonym(s)Francis Hollidge
Bob Monhegan
Notable works
"The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist"
Dazzler
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
AwardsNational Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, 1973, 1977, 1981
Inkpot Award, 2004

Frank Springer (December 6, 1929[1] – April 2, 2009[2]) was an American comics artist best known for Marvel Comics' Dazzler and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. As well, in collaboration with writer Michael O'Donoghue, Springer created one of the first adult-oriented comics features on American newsstands: "The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist" in the magazine Evergreen Review. A multiple winner of the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award, Springer was a president of the Society and a founding member of the Berndt Toast Gang, its Long Island chapter.

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  2. ^ Barrios, Jennifer (April 5, 2009). "LI comics artist Frank Springer dead at 79". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. ...his wife of 52 years...