COMIC ARTIST

Neal Adams

1941 - 2022

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Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. During his career, Adams co-created the characters John Stewart, Man-Bat, and Ra's al Ghul for DC Comics. After drawing the comic strip based on the television drama Ben Casey in the early 1960s, Adams was hired as a freelancer by DC Comics in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neal Adams is the 156th most popular comic artist (down from 154th in 2019), the 11,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,846th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Neal Adams ranks 156 out of 226. Before him are John Byrne, Željko Pahek, David Beauchard, Norihiro Yagi, Harvey Kurtzman, and Eduardo Risso. After him are Mike Mignola, Seishi Kishimoto, Inio Asano, Mort Walker, Yoshitoshi ABe, and Marv Wolfman.

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Among people born in 1941, Neal Adams ranks 580. Before him are Oja Kodar, Nelson López, Gabriel De Michèle, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Marian Dudziak, and Kenneth O. Hall. After him are Luis Cruzado, Sadhana Shivdasani, Dale Chihuly, Nicolás Fuentes, Viktor Zinger, and Marian Szeja. Among people deceased in 2022, Neal Adams ranks 588. Before him are Volodymyr Vakulenko, Gail Halvorsen, Leslie Jordan, Andrés Prieto, Ingemar Erlandsson, and Vic Elford. After him are András Törőcsik, Rolando Serrano, Monty Norman, Viktor Zvyahintsev, Costică Dafinoiu, and David McKee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neal Adams ranks 11,071 out of 20,380. Before him are William Schallert (1922), Brett Ratner (1969), Jerry Lawson (1940), Marley Shelton (1974), Jay Roach (1957), and James Skivring Smith (1825). After him are Lezley Zen (1974), Mia Zapata (1965), Emma Willard (1787), Alan Baxter (1908), Edward Everett Hale (1822), and Lewis Armistead (1817).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Neal Adams ranks 35. Before him are Richard Corben (1940), Roy Thomas (1940), John Buscema (1927), George Herriman (1880), Alex Raymond (1909), and Harvey Kurtzman (1924). After him are Mike Mignola (1960), Mort Walker (1923), Marv Wolfman (1946), Jim Starlin (1949), Alison Bechdel (1960), and Peter David (1956).

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