Spain Rodriguez

Spain Rodriguez
BornManuel Rodriguez
(1940-03-02)March 2, 1940
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 72)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Artist
Pseudonym(s)Algernon Backwash
Notable works
Trashman
Awards2013 Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award
Spouse(s)Susan Stern[1]
United Cartoon Workers of America
image icon United Cartoon Workers of America shirt design[2] by cartoonist Yossarian (née Alan Shenker)[3]
image icon Simon Deitch wearing United Cartoon Workers of America T-shirt at the Berkeley Comix Convention, 1972 [2]

Manuel Rodriguez (March 2, 1940 – November 28, 2012), better known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez, was an American underground cartoonist who created the character Trashman.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "United Cartoon Workers of America, 1972". Far Out Company. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ Rosenkranz, Patrick (January 25, 2013). "'Totally Righteous' Lower East Side Cartoonist Dies: Alan Shenker AKA Yossarian, March 3, 1945-January 14, 2013". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.