Carmine Infantino
1925-2013
I loved The Flash and in the 1960s made my own fanzine superhero called The Streak based on this character, mostly due to my admiration of Infantino's graphics. There are still a few copies of The Streak out there, and I am continuing to meet the blackmail demands of the owners of this rare comic to keep it buried. Obviously the Streak was created before the streaking fad of the 1970s.
But let's not stray. Infantino was one of many artists I found to be inspirational. At one time I actually owned the comic pictured above. The fluid nature of his linework while depicting the "Fastest Man Alive" really grabbed me.
Carmine, I have a lot of gratitude for you being one of my comic art teachers. Godspeed.
