Tony DiPreta

Tony DiPreta
BornAnthony Louis DiPreta
(1921-07-09)July 9, 1921
Stamford, Connecticut, US
DiedJune 2, 2010(2010-06-02) (aged 88)
Greenwich, Connecticut, US
Area(s)Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Joe Palooka
Rex Morgan, M.D.

Anthony Louis DiPreta[1] (July 9, 1921 – June 2, 2010)[2] was an American comic book and comic strip artist active from the 1940s Golden Age of comic books. He was the longtime successor artist of the comic strip Joe Palooka (1959–84) and drew the Rex Morgan, M.D. daily strip from 1983 until DiPreta's retirement in 2000.

  1. ^ "Obituaries". Connecticut Post. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015. (Scroll down to third obituary.)
  2. ^ Anthony L. DiPreta at the United States Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015.