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Donald L. Heck (January 2, 1929 – February 23, 1995) was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Wonder Man and for his long run penciling the Marvel superhero-team series The Avengers during the 1960s Silver Age of comic books.
- American
- January 2, 1929, Queens, New York City, U.S.
- Penciller
- February 23, 1995 (aged 66), Centereach, New York, U.S.
Heck graduated to the name "Dandy Don" when he started drawing heroes such as Thor and Giant-Man. His greatest claim to Marvel fame, however, may have been his contribution to the birth of Iron Man.
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Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 in 1963, and received his own title with Iron Man #1 in 1968.
- Tales of Suspense #39, (March 1963)
- Marvel Comics
The American comic book artist is best known for his work on the Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense, during which time he co-created Iron Man, Hawkeye and The Black Widow, and his run on...
Writer: Iron Man. Don Heck was born on 2 January 1929 in Queens, New York, USA. Don was a writer, known for Iron Man (2008), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Don died on 23 February 1995 in Centereach, Suffolk, New York, USA.
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- Queens, New York, USA
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- Centereach, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Dec 14, 2021 · Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Appreciating Don Heck. My introduction to Don Heck’s art began in the mid-1960s, where he was thrust into Marvel's growing assemblage of superheroes, including "Iron Man," "Ant-Man," and The Avengers.
Jan 2, 2024 · Don Heck never got the credit but he was the kind of artist essential to the comics industry: the workhorse. Never a star, sometimes maligned, but in there, month after month, helping to bring you your favorite stories and characters. One of Heck’s best-known runs was on Marvel’s Iron Man, a superhero he helped to forge, in Tales of Suspense.
