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Brian Miller
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Posted: 11 June 2025 at 3:45pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Lightle passed away not long ago didn’t he?
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Dave Kopperman
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Posted: 11 June 2025 at 4:45pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Yeah, sadly.
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Greg Scarborough
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Posted: 08 July 2025 at 6:38pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Would Jerry Bingham count? I remember him taking over
Black Panther from Jack Kirby.
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Chris Caniano
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Posted: 08 July 2025 at 7:30pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Wow. I didn't realize Lightle passed away. Remember his X-Men Classic covers. 
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Greg McPhee
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Posted: 09 July 2025 at 12:43am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

I'd say Kerry Gammill. I know he worked in the field for a solid 12 years, and came back intermittently in the 90's for Superman projects, but always felt he should have made a bigger splash.

Mike Carlin was interviewed recently for the Superman Homepage and he was of the opinion when he brought Kerry to Superman that e would be the next great Superman artist, but did say that Gammill did find the monthly deadlines a struggle. 
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Eric Jansen
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Posted: 09 July 2025 at 9:21pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

Two guys that were a big part of my childhood were Frank Robbins and Herb Trimpe--and then they were gone!  Long before death or retirement.

I still see a lot of familiar names when I go to cons.  Mark Teixiera comes to mind--I always thought his style was ahead of the curve as far as coolness went, but I haven't seen his name in a comic for 20 years--except for the JONAH HEX/YOSEMITE SAM special in 2017, which was great.  He should by drawing MOON KNIGHT right now, or a number of other books.
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Brian Miller
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Posted: 09 July 2025 at 11:18pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Gammill has long been a favorite
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Greg McPhee
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Posted: 10 July 2025 at 11:57am | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Mark Texeira

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I'd agree from 1990 - 1993, he was all over Marvel big sellers like GHOST RIDER, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL and Wolverine, and then seemed to just slow down and disappear before doing a MOON KNIGHT mini with Doug Moench in 1999, and kicking off the first 4 issues of BLACK PANTHER with Christopher Priest.

He had another stint on MOON KNIGHT circa 2007 - 2008, but seems to have disappeared sonce then.
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Brian Miller
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Posted: 10 July 2025 at 3:42pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Tex also did some stuff for Jim Lee at Image.
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Bert Kruger
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Posted: 10 July 2025 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | 10 post reply

Craig Hamilton was another guy along with others mentioned here that seemed to fall off the radar. For me any way.
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Eric Jansen
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Posted: 11 July 2025 at 2:59am | IP Logged | 11 post reply

That cover is quite a piece, but the costume redesign was not well thought out!  "Let's a guy in a blue costume in the blue ocean!"

Might as well put Star Boy or that one Donna Troy star field outfit in space!
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Greg McPhee
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Posted: 11 July 2025 at 3:19am | IP Logged | 12 post reply

I'll add Chuck Patton to the list.

He had a clear style and only one real major run on a title with Gerry Conway on JLA from 1983 - 1985. The rest seemed to be fill ins or two parters across a spectrum of DC titles.
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