John Albano
Born(1922-09-12)September 12, 1922
U.S.
DiedMay 23, 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 82)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Jonah Hex
AwardsShazam Award, Best Writer (Humor Division), 1971
Shazam Award, Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic), 1972

John F. Albano (September 12, 1922 – May 23, 2005)[1] was an American writer who worked in the comic book industry. He was recognized for his work with the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division) in 1971, and the Shazam Award for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1972 for "The Demon Within", in House of Mystery #201 (with Jim Aparo).

Albano's most famous co-creation is the western anti-hero Jonah Hex[2] for DC Comics; he was the writer of books ranging from Adventure Comics to House of Mystery to Archie. Albano wrote stories for comic book novels and wrote for Archie Comics until about 2003.

Albano died in an Orlando hospital after suffering a heart attack and subsequent stroke. He was still active and was working on a musical play at the time of his death. He was 82.[3]

References

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5VJ-938 : accessed March 12, 2013), John F Albano, May 23, 2005.
  2. ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The Western comic had all but ridden off into the sunset, until the arrival of Jonah Hex gave the genre a new face . . . . A tale by John Albano and drawn by Tony DeZuniga immediately presented the bounty hunter as a cold-blooded killer. ((cite book)): |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Comic Book Resources Forums obit
Preceded byMike Sekowsky Adventure Comics writer 1971–1973 Succeeded bySteve Skeates Preceded bySteve Skeates Plastic Man writer 1977 Succeeded byn/a


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