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Guardineer, Fred


  • [American comic book writer and artist active from 1937-1955, and among the contributors to DC Comics' Action Comics #1. Retired from comics in 1955 and worked 20 years with the United States Postal Service.]

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  • Fuller Name

    • Frederick B.

  • Variants

    • Baxter, Gene, 1913-2002
    • F. B. G., 1913-2002
    • Blackwood, Lance, 1913-2002

  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1913-10-03

    • Death Date

        2002-09-13

    • Birth Place

        Albany (N.Y.)

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Field of Activity

      (lcsh) Comic books, strips, etc.

      (lcsh) 1937

      (lcsh) 1955

      Postal service

      (lcsh) 1955

      (lcsh) 1975


    • Occupation

      (lcsh) Illustrators--Comic books, strips, etc.

      (lcsh) Authors--Comic books, strips, etc.

      (lcsh) United States Postal Service--Employees

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  • Sources

    • found: Marhoefer, B. Witches, whales, petticoats & sails, 1983 (a.e.)CIP t.p. (Fred Guardineer)
    • found: LC data base, 8-11-83(hdg.: Guardineer, Fred)
    • found: Du Bois, Gaylord. Ken Maynard and the gun wolves of the Gila, 1939:title page (illustrated by Gene Baxter)
    • found: Wikipedia.org, WWW site, viewed August 15, 2016:Fred Guardineer (Frederick B. Guardineer (October 3, 1913-September 13, 2002) 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; born Frederick B. Guardineer, October 3, 1913, fine arts degree in 1935, then moved to New York City, where he drew for pulp magazines; died September 13, 2002; Pseudonyms F.B.G., Gene Baxter, Lance Blackwood; Guardineer's first known comics credits appear... April, 1937; He is among the contributors to the future DC Comics' landmark title Action Comics #1; In 1955, Guardineer retired from comics and worked 20 years with the U.S. Postal Service) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Guardineer

  • General Notes

    • [American comic book writer and artist active from 1937-1955, and among the contributors to DC Comics' Action Comics #1. Retired from comics in 1955 and worked 20 years with the United States Postal Service.]

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  • Change Notes

    • 1983-08-17: new
    • 2016-09-27: revised

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