Ric Estrada
Cuban-American comic artist who worked mostly for DC Comics in all of their different genres and was popular in the 1970's. His large list of co-creations include Power Girl and Lady Shiva.
Name:
Ric Estrada
Aliases:
Birth date:
February 26th, 1928
Death date:
May 1st, 2009
Home town:
Havana, Cuba
Country:
Cuba/United States
Born in Cuba in 1928, Ricardo Leon Estrada began his art education through the legendary Landon Correspondence School and the Famous Artists Course before moving to New York City and taking classes at the New York Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. In addition to illustrating numerous titles for DC, Charlton, Hillman, St. John, and Ziff-Davis from the 1950's through the early 1980's, Estrada also drew political cartoons and movie storyboards in Europe, worked in animation, and produced numerous novels and children's books.
