SPRANG, DICK
 Source (some data)
  DICK SPRANG with additions via Craig DelichNULL
 Name and vital stats
  SPRANG, RICHARD [1915-2000] (artist)NULL
 Family in arts
  Former spouse: Pat GordonNULL
 Influences
  Alex Raymond; Hal FosterNULL
  Milton Caniff; Howard PyleNULL
  N. C. WyethNULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
  Artist: 1984+ Cover reproductions of comics covers for collectors> 84 85 86 87
  Artist: Advertising: early-1940s> 40 41 42 43
  Artist: Limited-edition lithographs: 1995-96 Secrets of the Batcave '95; Guardians of Gotham City '96> 95 96
  Artist: Magazines: c1936-42 Popular Detective '38; Phantom Detective '38; G-Men '38; Detective Novels Magazine '39; Crack Detective '42> 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
  Artist: Magazines: mid-1930s-late-30s for Standard; Columbia; Street and Smith> 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
  Artist: Staff: 1934-36 Toledo News-Bee> 34 35 36
  Editor: 1930s Screened scripts for Standard> 30 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 39
  Writer: Short stories: Pulps: 1941-42 Black Hood Detective '41; Hooded Detective '42> 41 42
 Performing Arts
  Writer: Radio: Lone Ranger c1938> 38
 Other career notes
  Photographer:NULL
 Additional biography
  Amazing Heroes #167, 1989NULL
  Comic Crusader #17, 1976NULL
  Comics Buyer's Guide, June 9, 2000 obituaryNULL
 Honors
  Eisner Award Hall of Fame 1999> 99
  Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1992> 92
 Syndication
  BATMAN AND ROBIN [daily] (pen/let/) 1946 for McClure Syndicate> 46
  LONE RANGER, THE [daily] (asst pen/) 1938 six months for King Features Syndicate> 38
  LONE RANGER, THE [Sunday] (asst pen/) 1938 six months for King Features Syndicate> 38
  SECRET AGENT X-9 [daily] (lay/) c1937 for King Features Syndicate> 37
 Promotional comics
  BIG BOY MAGAZINE (pen/ink/) c1996 for Big Boy Restaurants> 96
 KITCHEN SINK PRESS
  BATMAN: THE DAILIES~ (pen/) 1991 graphic album reprint> 91
 Note on comics career
  Shared studio & assignments with Norman Fallon and Ed Kressy c1938-c42> 38 39 40 41 42
 Fan & trade zines
  Comic Crusader (pen/ink/) 1976> 76
 CROWN PUBLISHERS
  BATMAN FROM THE 30s TO THE 70s~ (pen/ink/) 1971 graphic album reprint> 71
  SUPERMAN FROM THE 30s TO THE 70s~ (pen/ink/) 1971 graphic album reprint> 71
 DC COMICS
  BATMAN (pen/ink/) 1974> 74
  BATMAN AND ROBIN (pen/ink/) 1941 [submission time] prepared for from inventory in advance of WW2> 41
  BATMAN AND ROBIN (pen/some ink/) 1943-62> 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
  BATMAN AND ROBIN OF 3000 AD (ink/) 1945> 45
  BATMAN FROM THE 1930s TO THE 1970s~ (pen/) 1971 graphic album reprint> 71
  Covers (pen/) 1943-60/62/89/90-91> 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 89 90 91
  GREATEST 1950s STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (pen/) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Batman> 90
  GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (pen/) 1988 graphic album reprint> 88
  GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (pen/) 1988 graphic album reprint> 88
  GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (pen/) 1987 graphic album reprint> 87
  GREATEST TEAM-UP STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (pen/) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Superman and Batman> 90
  Illustration (pen/ink/) 1987/89/92/96/97> 87 89 92 96 97
  JIMMY OLSEN (pen/) 1958> 58
  LOIS LANE (pen/ink/) 1959-60> 59 60
  MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY (pen/ink/) 1950s> 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
  REAL FACT COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1946/50> 46 50
  ROBIN (pen/) 1947> 47
  SECRET ORIGIN: SUPERMAN AND BATMAN & ROBIN (pen/) 1998> 98
  STRANGE ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1950> 50
  SUPERMAN (pen/) 1957-62> 57 58 59 60 61 62
  SUPERMAN AND BATMAN & ROBIN (pen/) 1955-63 few stories in '62-63 were from inventory> 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
  WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (ink/) 1989 entries> 89
 FEATURE COMICS
  Covers (pen/) 1940> 40
  POWER NELSON (pen/) 1940> 40
 GROSSET & DUNLAP
  WORLD'S FINEST~ (pen/) 1978 paperback collection [Imprint: TEMPO BOOKS]> 78
 SIGNET BOOKS
  BATMAN~ (pen/) 1966 paperback reprint> 66