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FRED GUARDINEER

Active: 1938–2016

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Frederick B. Guardineer was an American illustrator and comic book writer-artist best known for his work in the 1930s and 1940s during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, and for his 1950s art on the Western comic-book series The Durango Kid.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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First appearances of Batman and James Gordon.

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First appearance of Superman (Kal-L). First appearance of Lois Lane. Earliest catalogued appearances of Zatara, Tex Thompson, George Taylor, and 3 more.

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First appearance of Robin (Dick Grayson). Earliest catalogued appearance of Anthony Zucco.

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First appearance of Lex Luthor. Earliest catalogued appearance of Black Pirate.

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Earliest catalogued appearance of Clayface (Karlo).

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Earliest catalogued appearances of Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, and Joe Chill.

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Appearing most often in their credited issues

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