found: Murray, D. Hearts and minds, c1990:t.p. (Russ Heath)
found: Lambiek comiclopedia (2011), viewed May 5, 2011:Russ Heath (b. New York City in 1926. First publication 'Hammerhead Hawley' in Halyhoke at age 16. Employed by Timely. Work on Western comic books is considered to be his best. Also drew science-fiction stories for Avon, romance stories for Lev Gleason and 'Plastic Man' for Quality. In the early 1950s, he worked in EC titles Mad, Frontline Combat, Mag Mag and Trump. Drew adventure and war titles for DC Comics; http://lambiek.net/artists/h/heath_russ.htm)
found: Who's who of American Comic Books, 1928-1999, viewed Sept. 17, 2010:Russell Heath (Heath, Russell Jr. [1926-] ; http://bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=HEATH%2c+RUSS)
found: New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 31, 2018(in obituary published Aug. 30: Russ Heath; b. Russell DeHart Heath Jr., Sept. 29, 1926, Manhattan; grew up in Montclair, N.J.; d. Aug. 23, Long Beach, Calif., aged 91; prolific comic book artist who was known for viscerally illustrated combat stories, and for either inspiring or being outright copied by the Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, depending on whom you ask)
