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SOLD ON: Monday, 06/06/2022 8:54 PM
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PUBLISHER: KENNER
COMMENTS: Carmine Infantino pencils and inks; packaging illustration; 1993; image size 12" x 9"
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Carmine Infantino pencils and inks; packaging illustration; 1993; image size 12" x 9"Created by Infantino for the Batman: The Animated Series toy line in 1993, this image was used on the packaging of the Batcycle accessory. Comics legend Infantino captures the style of the series perfectly in this illustration. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition. Infantino's name is written on the back, in what appears to be his handwriting.
Artist Information
High School of Art & Design alum Carmine Infantino got his start in the industry working Timely, a precursor to Marvel Comics, where he would do spot work on anthology features, in his first work at DC he helped create Black Canary and began his long-running involvement with the Flash during his Golden Age era, as well as illustrating the original Green Lantern. After the post-war comic book slump Infantino collaborated with writer Robert Kanigher and editor Julius Schwartz to help bring back superheroes and launch the Silver Age by updating the Flash in the pages of Showcase, the reboot was a huge success and led to the superhero rebirth that has continued into the modern day, Infantino's ability to capture speed and movement on a page made his Flash believable and engaging. Carmine was promoted to Art Director and then Publisher at DC over the course of his illustrious career,