In his 60-year career, Carmine Infantino practised nearly every job in
the field of comics, for a Who's Who list of publishers. But Infantino
will always be remembered as the personification of DC Comics' Silver
Age. Infantino helped to resurrect a dying comics industry in 1956 as
the artist who launched the Silver Age with his co-creation, the Flash,
and remains the best remembered Flash artist of all-time. Infantino
proved one of the all-time, great sci-fi artists with his elegant,
cityscaped Adam Strange. The only sci-fi comic to rival the sales of
Adam Strange was Star Wars, to which Infantino also contributed. In
1964, Infantino became indispensable to the Batman legacy. He, with
editor Julius Schwartz, saved the Caped Crusader's comics from impending
cancellation with the New Look Batman. Infantino also redesigned the
Batmobile and with Schwartz, created Batgirl. In 1971, Infantino became
Publisher and ultimately, President of DC Comics. Infantino's brave
corporate moves include: comic books of pulp characters; the Shadow and
Tarzan; the Neal Adams/Denny O'Neil Green Lantern-Green Arrow series;
Jack Kirby Fourth World saga; the revival of Captain Marvel; pay raises,
royalties, and the return of originals to artists. This is Infantino's
own history of comics with co-author J. David Spurlock, through
Infantino's experiences, from the industry's primordial, Golden Age,
through his artistic achievements, corporate years at DC Comics, and
post-corporate years including his animation work, teaching, return as a
top artist to DC, and Batman newspaper strip. Foreword by Joe Kubert.
Afterword by Jim Steranko.
