Wayne Boring

Wayne Boring ( Jack Harmon, born June 5, 1905 in Minnesota, † 1987 Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American artist and cartoonist. Boring is best known as an illustrator of numerous adventures of the comic book heroes Superman, whose most famous distinctive mark, called the " Superman " logo, a stylized red S on a yellow background, which is emblazoned on the chest of the hero, Boring, in a modification of the far less eye-catching original Superman logos from 1938 he created in the 1940s.

Life

Boring was born in 1905 in Minnesota. He visited several American art schools as the "Minnesota School of Art " in his hometown and the renowned " Chicago Art Institute ". Since 1937 he worked as an illustrator for the publishing house " National Publications" (later renamed DC ) for which he oversaw comic strips such as " Slam Bradley ", " Spy " and " Dr. Occult ". His style was there mainly influenced by that of the "Flash Gordon" - creator Alex Raymond. Since 1938 Boring recorded as an employee of the National Publications belonging to the Studios Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the "man of steel " numerous adventures. The shares subscribed by Boring adventures of comic book heroes were published mainly in series such as " Action Comics " or " World's Finest ". His creative partner were mostly Jerry Siegel as a writer and Stan Kaye than working Pens ( Inker ). With the latter Boring made ​​from 1942 until the 1960s a productive team. Boring drew the Superman series until the 1960s. A regular artist, he retired in 1964, his last " odd jobs " in the figure, dating from 1967, his successor as master artist of the Superman series was Curt Swan. After that he worked as a draftsman for the anonymous background written by Hal Foster adventure series " Prince Valiant " (1968-1972) and as a signatory of the superhero " Captain Marvel " for Marvel Comics. Most recently he worked until his death in 1987 (heart attack) as a security guard in a bank in Florida.

Artistic meaning

Borings most sustainable artistic success is developed by him have become iconic Superman logo, which he designed as a modification of the original by Joe Shuster in the earlier 1930s created far less spectacular " S " symbol of the hero. In the 1940s he developed little by little, the currently known S- Logo by successively enlarged the older logo, distorted and colorized in garish colors. In addition Boring missed the hero its characteristic appearance by Superman - the in his first appearances as a man with rather average stature - represented as a large, muscular giant and him with the influential become for comic book heroes attributes " tonne -shaped chest " and pithy " granite chin "ribbed.

• Cartoonist
• Americans
• Born 1905
• Died in 1987
• Man