George Tuska

George Tuska (born 1916, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American comic book artist best known for his 1960s work illustrating Iron Man and other Marvel Comics characters

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1916 - Hartford, Connecticut - American - Comic book - Artist - Iron Man - Marvel Comics

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Tuska studied at the National Academy School of Art. In 1939, he became an assistant on the Associated Press newspaper comic strip Scorchy Smith, about an aviator. He also worked for comic book package Eisner-Iger, the studio of Will Eisner and S.M. "Herry" Iger. "I worked alongside Bob Powell, Lou Fine, and Mike Sekowsky," Tuska recalled http://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/09tuska.html. "Later the studio expanded, with Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Nick Cardy, and Toni Blum joining in. I worked on 'Shark Brodie', 'Spike Marlin', and other strips" for comics including Jungle, Wings, Planet Wonderworld and Mystery Men. Tuska later left to work with packager Harry "A" Chesler's studio, helping to supply content for such Fawcett Comics publications as Captain Marvel Adventures, and for such characters as Golden Arrow, Uncle Sam and El Carim.

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National Academy School of Art - 1939 - Associated Press - Newspaper - Comic strip - Scorchy Smith - Comic book - Eisner-Iger - Will Eisner - S.M. "Herry" Iger - Bob Powell - Lou Fine - Mike Sekowsky - Charles Sultan - John Celardo - Nick Cardy - Toni Blum - Quality Comics - Fawcett Comics - Captain Marvel Adventures

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Following Tuska's military service in World War II. he worked on Lev Gleason Publications' comic-book series Crime Does Not Pay, and later became one of the last writer-artists of Scorchy Smith, which ran until 1961. Tuska also did the comic strip Buck Rogers from 1959-1967.

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Military service - World War II - Lev Gleason Publications - 1961 - Buck Rogers - 1959 - 1967

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Tuska freelanced primarily for Marvel during the 1960s Silver Age of comic books and beyond, penciling and occasionally inking other artists on series including Ghost Rider, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Power Man, Sub-Mariner The Uncanny X-Men and the movie tie-in series Planet of the Apes. His first Marvel story, a "Tales of the Watcher" feature in Tales of Suspense #58 (Nov. 1964), had a special introduction by editor Stan Lee hailing the return of the Golden Age great.

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Silver Age of comic books - Penciling - Inking - Ghost Rider - Luke Cage, Power Man - Sub-Mariner - The Uncanny X-Men - Movie - Planet of the Apes - Tales of the Watcher - Tales of Suspense - 1964 - Editor - Stan Lee - Golden Age

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Later, for DC Comics, Tuska drew characters including Superman, Superboy and Challengers of the Unknown. He drew the Superman comic strip from 1978-1993.

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DC Comics - Superman - Superboy - Challengers of the Unknown - 1978 - 1993

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