Henry Scarpelli
Scarpelli as shown in a 1971 DC house ad
Born(1930-07-30)July 30, 1930
Concord, Staten Island, New York
DiedApril 4, 2010(2010-04-04) (aged 79)
Grasmere, Staten Island, New York
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
CollaboratorsStan Goldberg
ChildrenGlenn Scarpelli

Henry Scarpelli (July 30, 1930 – April 4, 2010) was an Italian-American comic book artist. His work won him recognition from the industry, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1970, for his work on Date With Debbi, Leave It to Binky, and other DC comics, including the series based on the Margie television sit-com. He is also noted for his work for Archie Comics, including drawing the daily Archie comic strip for most of the 1990s and 2000s.[1]

His son is actor Glenn Scarpelli, who has appeared in several one-off features in the Archie books under the umbrella title "Glenn Scarpelli in Hollywood".[1]

Death

Scarpelli died at the age of 79 on April 4, 2010, after a long illness.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Yates, Maura (April 7, 2010). "Henry Scarpelli, 79". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Price, Matt (April 6, 2010). "RIP Henry Scarpelli". Nerdage. NewsOK.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Offenberger, Rik (April 6, 2010). "Longtime Archie Comics artist Henry Scarpelli dies at 79". First Comics News. Retrieved May 8, 2011.

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