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FRED RAY

Active: 1938–1972

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AS WRITER

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AS ARTIST

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KEY ISSUES

10

SERIES

Frederic E. "Fred" Ray, Jr. was an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known as the primary Superman cover-artist of the 1940s, whose work helped shape the defining look of the iconic superhero character, and for his more than two decades as artist of the DC Comics feature "Tomahawk". His cover of Superman #14 is one of comics' most famous.

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

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Superman #13 cover

Superman

#13

Earliest catalogued appearance of Jimmy Olsen.

Action Comics #42 cover

Action Comics

#42

Earliest catalogued appearance of Vigilante (Saunders).

World's Finest Comics #33 cover

World's Finest Comics

#33

Earliest catalogued appearances of Tomahawk and Dan Hunter.

Action Comics #40 cover

Action Comics

#40

Earliest catalogued appearances of Star-Spangled Kid and Pat Dugan.

Real Fact Comics #6 cover

Real Fact Comics

#6

Earliest catalogued appearance of Tommy Tomorrow.

Action Comics #51 cover

Action Comics

#51

Earliest catalogued appearance of Prankster.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

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CHARACTERS · TOP 10

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Adventure Comics #156 cover
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Adventure Comics

#156

Adventure Comics #158 cover

Adventure Comics

#158

Superman #12 cover
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Superman

#12