RIP 2012

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Classic MAD & Western artist John Severin RIP
http://www.tcj.com/john-powers-severin-1921-2012/
This link has some amazing artwork for the curious.

Severin started his career working for Joe Simon and Jack Kirby when that legendary pair ran the Prize Comics label for Crestwood Publications in the late '40s. While working for Prize, the New Jersey native was able to hone his style on a variety of genres including Western and Romance comics and during that era worked on his first signature character -- the Western hero "American Eagle." By the mid '50s, Severin joined high school classmates Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein for the birth of EC Comics. Though the publisher is best remembered for its horror releases and eventual place in the history of comics censorship, EC published a variety of adult focused comics including war titles like "Two-Fisted Tales" and "Frontline Combat" where Severin was allowed and encouraged to sign his own name and develop his unique, detailed style further.