| Vincent Fago | |
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| Born | Vincenzo Francisco Gennaro Di Fago November 28, 1914 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2002 (aged 87) Bethel, Vermont, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist, Editor |
Notable works | Timely Comics |
| Spouse(s) | D'Ann Calhoun (m. 1941) |
| Children | 3 |
Vincenzo Francisco Gennaro Di Fago[1] (/ˈfeɪɡoʊ/; November 28, 1914 – June 13, 2002),[2] known professionally as Vince Fago, was an American comic-book artist and writer who served as interim editor of Timely Comics, the Golden Age predecessor of Marvel Comics, during editor Stan Lee's World War II service.
Fago headed the Timely animator bullpen, which was largely separate from the superhero group that produced comics featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and Captain America. This group, which featured such movie tie-in and original talking animal comics as Terrytoons Comics, Mighty Mouse and Animated Funny Comic-Tunes, included Ernie Hart, David Gantz, Chad Grothkopf, George Klein, Pauline Loth, Jim Mooney, Kin Platt, Mike Sekowsky, Moss Worthman (a.k.a. Moe Worth) and future Mad cartoonists Dave Berg and Al Jaffee.
Later in his career, Fago oversaw Pendulum Press' Now Age Books line of comic book adaptations of literary classics.
- ^ "I Let People Do Their Jobs!': A Conversation with Vince Fago—Artist, writer, and Third Editor-in-Chief of Timely/Marvel Comics". Alter Ego. Vol. 3, no. 11. TwoMorrows Publishing. November 2001. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009.
- ^ Vincent F. Fago at the United States Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.