| Pete Costanza | |
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| Born | (1913-05-19)May 19, 1913 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1984(1984-06-28) (aged 71) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Area | Penciller, Artist,Inker |
Pete Costanza (May 19, 1913 – June 28, 1984) was an Americancomic bookartist andillustrator. He is best known for his work onFawcett Comics'Captain Marvel and theMarvel Family during theWorld War II era fans and historians call theGolden Age of Comic Books, and served as one of Captain Marvel's longest-tenured artists.
Costanza began his career at Fawcett during writerBill Parker and artistC. C. Beck's initial planning and creation of Captain Marvel, later becoming Beck's chief assistant on that character, one of the era's most popular.[1] When the character's original name of Captain Thunder was being changed, Costanza suggested "Captain Marvelous", which eventually became Captain Marvel.[2][3] Costanza also co-created the Fawcett characterGolden Arrow with Parker.[4]
After Fawcett discontinued their line of comic books, Costanza freelanced forGilberton'sClassics Illustrated, adapting literary classics and historic events into single-issue comic-book narratives, as well as forCharlton Comics, theAmerican Comics Group (ACG), for which he was widely known for his work on "Magicman" and "Forbidden Worlds," and theStandard/Nedor/Better umbrella of comics company.
In 1967,Otto Binder, aDC Comics writer and editor, recommended Costanza succeedCurt Swan as artist of the seriesSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. Over the next three years, until retiring due to a stroke in 1971, Costanza remained primarily onJimmy Olsen while occasionally contributing toAdventure Comics,Superman, andWorld's Finest Comics. Retired after his stroke, which affected his right hand, Costanza taught himself to oil paint left-handed, and produced over 400 paintings of adventure, romance and Americana, many of which have been exhibited and sold.[5]
Costanza married Yolanda Scarinci in 1941. They had two sons, Edward and Peter.[6]
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