A 13 COVERS birthday salute to one of the all-time greats — no matter with whom he worked…
The late Carmine Infantino — born 99 years ago, on May 24, 1925 — was synonymous with DC Comics, particularly in the Silver Age and into the Bronze Age.
He was replaced as DC publisher in 1976, then did what was once unimaginable: began working with arch-rival Marvel Comics as a freelancer. We’ve covered a lot of Infantino’s career over the years — he’s a personal favorite — but rarely have we touched on his time at the House of Ideas, except for his work on Star Wars.
With that in mind, we present a 13 COVERS birthday salute spotlighting Infantino’s work across town. We’ve left out Star Wars because we’ve covered that ground before and will do so again, and wanted to show off other titles — including his first cover (The Human Fly #2, which came out in July 1977) and last (The Avengers #203, released in October 1980) before he resumed his relationship with DC.
Far out.
Al Milgrom inks
Steve Leialoha inks
Klaus Janson inks
Bob Wiacek inks
Joe Sinnott inks
Bob McLeod inks
Terry Austin inks
Leialoha inks
Leialoha inks
Tom Palmer inks
Frank Giacoia inks
McLeod inks
Dan Green inks
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MORE
— How I Became a Comics Fan, Thanks to Carmine Infantino’s DARTH VADER. Click here.
— PAUL KUPPERBERG: My 13 Favorite CARMINE INFANTINO FLASH Covers. Click here.
May 24, 2024
Carmine is actually “my” Spider-woman artist.
May 24, 2024
I will second that, adding he was “my” Nova and Star Wars artist, as well.
May 24, 2024
Nova cover clearly shows Infantino style, I always loved his work in Star Wars
May 24, 2024
Wishing a happy birthday to the late Carmine Infantino!
May 24, 2024
So interesting to see all of the different inkers and how it changes the style. All great but I think my favorite is Bob Wiacek . He’s also my favorite Paul Smith inker. Leialoha’s inks look pretty good with Infantino’s pencils too.
May 25, 2024
I noticed the differences too. That’s always been the case with Infantino, interestingly. You could see the difference between Anderson and Giella at DC, for example. Other artists it’s not quite as obvious.