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Al Plastino

Al Plastino

Al Plastino was an artist best known for his work on the Superman family of books. Most notably he was the artist that drew the first appearance of Kara Zor-El, Supergirl in Action comics #252 and the first appearance of the Legion of Super-heroes in Adventure comics #247

Name:
Al Plastino
Aliases:
Birth date:
December 15th, 1921
Death date:
November 25th, 2013
Home town:
Patchogue, New York
Country:
USA
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Al Plastino was one of the most prolific artists at D.C. from the 1940s-1960s. He drew both the Superman and Batman syndicated comic strips in the 1960s and 1970s. 
His rendition of Superman defined the character's look in the Golden Age.

Issues

October 1947

May 1948

July 1948

August 1948

September 1948

October 1948

November 1948

December 1948

January 1949

February 1949

March 1949

April 1949

May 1949

June 1949

July 1949

August 1949

September 1949

November 1949

Volumes

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1949

1954

1956

1958

1964

1966

1971

1973

1977

1996

2001

Characters