Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Douglas " Shelly " Moldoff ( born April 14, 1920 in New York City; † February 29, 2012 in Lauderhill, Florida) was an American comic book artist. Moldoff was primarily known as the creator of the cartoon characters Poison Ivy, Batgirl and Hawkgirl.

Life

Moldoff, who was born in Manhattan, New York, grew up together with his two brothers ( Sonny and Stan) on in the Bronx. At seventeen, he started for the publisher National Periodicals to work as a draftsman. There he first designed sports cartoons that were printed in the Action Comics and worked mainly as a cover artist, that is, as signatories to the front pages of a booklet for various series, such as All- American Comics. In the early 1940s, Mayer created the series Black Pirate, who had the adventures of a pirate to content, and worked at the comics on the alien police Hawkman.

After transient participation in the Second World War to the early 1940s Moldoff returned in 1945 in his old job back. In 1953 he took over as a ghost - artist Bob Kane the drawings for the comics to the superhero Batman, he fourteen years, designed to 1967. Since Moldoffs name remained unnamed in the story credits the relevant stories long Bob Kane were attributed to who had actually given only in order. In addition to Dick Sprang and Win Mortimer Moldoff were the most important Batman artist of the 1950s. Among the many new characters whose appearance Mayer in this period include designs include the eco- terrorist Poison Ivy Bat -Mite and the Zaubergnom the "Bat Dog" Ace.

1967 Moldoff was released along with a number of other known artists such as Wayne Boring and George Papp of DC, so that he had to rely henceforth his living as an illustrator for television animated series such as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - for whom he designed the storyboards - as well as for " fast food " restaurant chains such as Burger King and Red Lobster - designed for the comic books that were enclosed with the so-called " children's menus " - to earn.

Sheldon Moldoff lived with his wife Shirley in Florida, Lauderhill, where he died on 29 February 2012 at the age of 91 years.

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Among the numerous awards won Moldoff in the course of his long career include inter alia the Inkpot Award, which was awarded to him in 1991.