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Wayne Boring

Wayne Boring (1905 - 1987) was active/lived in Ohio, New York, Florida, Minnesota.  Wayne Boring is known for Super hero comic book artist-Superman, penciller.

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Wayne Boring was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s.  He occasionally used the pseudonym "Jack Harmon".

Boring attended the Minnesota School of Art and the Chicago Art Institute.  In 1937, he began "ghosting" (drawing for hire without credit) on such comic-book features as Slam Bradley and Doctor Occult for the Jerry Siegel-Joe Shuster studio.  In 1938, Siegel and Shuster's character Superman was published in Action Comics #1, for the DC Comics predecessor National Allied Publications, and Boring became a ghost on the soon spun off Superman comic strip, eventually becoming the credited artist.

In 1942, the by-then-named National Comics hired Boring as a staff artist, teaming him as penciler the following year with inker Stan Kaye.  The two would work together for nearly 20 years.  In 1948, following Siegel and Shuster's departure from the company over a Superma   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3692 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Wayne Boring


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
  • Penciller, Penciler
Art MediaArt SubjectArt School
  • Minneapolis School of Fine Art, College Art & Design, Student
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Superman Illustrator

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