| Keith Pollard | |
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.jpg) Pollard atGalaxyCon San Jose in 2024 | |
| Born | (1950-01-20)January 20, 1950 (age 75) |
| Area | Penciller |
Notable works | The Amazing Spider-Man Fantastic Four Thor |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2017) |
Keith Pollard (/ˈpɒlərd/; born January 20, 1950)[1] is an Americancomic book artist. Originally from theDetroit area,[2] Pollard is best known for his simultaneous work on theMarvel Comics titlesThe Amazing Spider-Man,Fantastic Four, andThor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Keith Pollard made his professional comics debut in 1974 with stints on such titles asMaster of Kung Fu,Deadly Hands of Kung Fu,Astonishing Tales, andBlack Goliath. In the mid 1970s he also drew original covers for some of the weekly titles in theMarvel UK imprint. He was the regular penciller ofThe Amazing Spider-Man from issue #186 (Nov. 1978) through issue #205 (June 1980) and pencilled the backup feature inThe Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15 (1981).[3] With writerMarv Wolfman, Pollard introduced theBlack Cat inThe Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979).[4] Wolfman and Pollard were the creative team for bothFantastic Four #200 (Nov. 1978) andThe Amazing Spider-Man #200 (Jan. 1980).[5]
Pollard was also the regular penciler ofThor issues #286–320.[3] In 1982, Pollard moved toDC Comics where he drew part ofWonder Woman #300 (Feb. 1983)[6] and launched theVigilante series with Marv Wolfman.[7] He andElliot S. Maggin co-created theKristin Wells version of Superwoman inDC Comics Presents Annual #2 (1983).[8]
In 1987, he returned to Marvel where he had a second run onFantastic Four, with writerSteve Englehart, that lasted until 1989. Afterwards, he pencilledNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2–10.
Pollard andStan Lee produced theSilver Surfer: The Enslavers graphic novel in 1990.[9] In the early 1990s, he drew all the character profiles for theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition.[3]
Pollard left comics in 1996, though he occasionally makes appearances at comic book conventions.[10] For ten years, he worked for a computer company.[11] He returned to comics in 2019 with a story forDC Primal Age Giant, written by Marv Wolfman.[3]
Keith Pollard received theInkpot Award in 2017.[12]
Writer Marv Wolfman came up with the idea for the...Black Cat...Dave Cockrum designed the Black Cat's visual appearance and Keith Pollard drew her first story
The Amazing Amazon was joined by a host of DC's greatest heroes to celebrate her 300th issue in a seventy-two-page blockbuster...Written by Roy and Dann Thomas, and penciled by Gene Colan, Ross Andru, Jan Duursema, Dick Giordano, Keith Pollard, Keith Giffen, and Rich Buckler.
Kristin Wells, who makes her four-color debut inDC Comics Presents Annual #2 by Maggin and Keith Pollard.
| Preceded by | Fantastic Four artist 1978–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Amazing Spider-Man artist 1978–1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Thor artist 1979–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Green Lantern artist 1982–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Fantastic Four artist 1988–1989 | Succeeded by |
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