GIACOIA, FRANK
 Name and vital stats
    GIACOIA, FRANK [1925-89] (artist) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka FRANK B. GIACOIA NULL
    Birthplace: Italy; immigrated to U.S.A. 1932 > 32
 Pen names
    FRANK RAY; GIACOIA; PHIL ZUPA; ESPOIA (with Mike Esposito) NULL
 Education
    Art Students League; New York School of Industrial Arts NULL
 Influences
    Alex Raymond, Milt Caniff, Jack Kirby NULL
    Mort Meskin, Alex Toth, Noel Sickles NULL
 Member
    National Cartoonists Society NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Illustrator: Advertising NULL
    Illustrator: Picture World Encyclopedia 1959 > 59
 Additional biography
    Comic Book Artist #6, Fall., 1999 NULL
    Comics Journal #127 Feb., 1989 [obituary] NULL
 Syndication
    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN [Sunday] (i) 1980-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 80 81
    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN [daily] (i) 1980-81 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 80 81
    APARTMENT 3-G (bkgrd/a) two months; see Alex Kotzky NULL
    BIG BEN BOLT (ghost a) two weeks for King Features Syndicate NULL
    FLASH GORDON [Sunday] (ghost a) 1968 two weeks for King Features Syndicate > 68
    FLASH GORDON [Sunday] (i) 1969/86 for King Features Syndicate > 69 86
    FLASH GORDON [Sunday] (i/some p) 1986-87 a few weeks for King Features Syndicate > 86 87
    FLASH GORDON [daily] (ghost a) 1956 two months for King Features Syndicate > 56
    FLASH GORDON [daily] (ghost a) 1959-60 for King Features Syndicate > 59 60
    FLASH GORDON [daily] (i) 1968-69/86 for King Features Syndicate > 68 69 86
    INCREDIBLE HULK [Sunday] (i) 1979-80 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 79 80
    INCREDIBLE HULK [daily] (i) 1979-80 for Register And Tribune Syndicate > 79 80
    JOHNNY REB AND BILLY YANK [Sunday] (a) 1956-59 for New York Herald-Tribune > 56 57 58 59
    SHERLOCK HOLMES [Sunday] (i) 1954-55 over Mike Sekowsky's pencils for New York Herald-Tribune > 54 55
    SHERLOCK HOLMES [daily] (i) 1954-55 for New York Herald-Tribune > 54 55
    SPACE GHOST (ghost a) NULL
    THORNE MC BRIDE (a) 1960-63 > 60 61 62 63
 British comics
    CAPTAIN BRITAIN (i) 1977 [Imprint: MARVEL U.K.] > 77
    Covers (a) for U.K. MARVEL NULL
    DOCTOR WHO (i) c1979-c85 [Imprint: MARVEL U.K.] > 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
 Assisted
    Gil Kane with inks on HIS NAME IS SAVAGE 1968 > 68
    Joe Shuster with finished art at CHARTON mid-1950s > 54 55 56
 Comics Studio (Shop)
    CHESLER STUDIO (a) NULL
    IGER STUDIO (asst) 1941 to Carl Hubbell > 41
 J. C. COMICS
    MENTHOR (i) 1983 reprint > 83
 ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS
    Covers (i) 1983-85 > 83 84 85
    FOX, THE (i) 1985 > 85
    MIGHTY CRUSADERS, THE (i) 1966/83/85 > 66 83 85
    MISTER JUSTICE (i) 1983 > 83
    ORIGINAL SHIELD, THE (i) 1984 > 84
    STEEL STERLING (i) 1966 > 66
    THUNDERBUNNY (i) 1984 > 84
    WEB, THE (i) 1966 > 66
 AVON COMICS
    Horror (i) 1952 > 52
 CHARLTON COMICS
    HOT ROD KING (a) 1955 > 55
    HOT ROD KING (a) 1955 > 55
    MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (a) 1956 > 56
    SOLDIER AND MARINE COMICS~ (a) 1955 > 55
 CORONET COMMUNICATIONS' PAPERBACK LIBRARY EDITION
    GREEN LANTERN AND GREEN ARROW~ (i) 1972 graphic album reprint > 72
 DC COMICS
    ADAM STRANGE (i) 1958 > 58
    ALL-AMERICAN MEN OF WAR~ (i/some p) 1952-55/57 > 52 53 54 55 57
    ALL-STAR SQUADRON (i) 1984 > 84
    AQUAMAN (i) 1969 > 69
    ATOM (i) 1948 > 48
    ATOM [2nd version] (i) 1973 > 73
    BATGIRL (i) 1970 > 70
    BATMAN (i) 1970-71/73/76 > 70 71 73 76
    BIG TOWN (i/some p) 1951-52 > 51 52
    BLACK CANARY (i) 1948 > 48
    BLACKHAWK (i) 1983 > 83
    BLACKHAWK DETACHED SERVICE DIARY (i) 1983-84 > 83 84
    BOB KANIGHER'S GALLERY OF WAR (i) 1973 > 73
    CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN (i) 1969-70/83 > 69 70 83
    CHRIS KL-99 (i) 1951 > 51
    CREEPER, THE (i) 1983 > 83
    Cover (i) 1992 for ESSENTIAL SHOWCASE: '56-59 graphic album reprint > 92
    Covers (i) 1947-67/74-83 > 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    DANGER TRAIL (i/some p) 1972 from inventory > 72
    DIAL H FOR HERO (i) 1984 > 84
    DOCTOR PAT (i) 1951 > 51
    ECLIPSO (i) 1978 > 78
    FALLING IN LOVE~ (i/some p) 1967-73 > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73
    FLASH (i) 1947-48 > 47 48
    FLASH [2nd version] (i) 1957-59/64/78/82 > 57 58 59 64 78 82
    FOLEY OF THE FIGHTING 5th (i/some p) 1949-52/57-58 > 49 50 51 52 57 58
    Fillers (p) 1952 > 52
    G.I. COMBAT~ (i) 1973 > 73
    GALLERY OF WAR (i) 1973 > 73
    GANG BUSTERS (i) 1949 > 49
    GHOST PATROL (i/some p) 1947-48 > 47 48
    GHOSTS~ (i) 1977 > 77
    GIRLS' LOVE STORIES~ (i) 1950-70 > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
    GIRLS' ROMANCES~ (i) 1959 > 59
    GREATEST 1950s STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (a) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Flash; Phantom Stranger > 90
    GREATEST TEAM-UP STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (i) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Green Lantern and Green Arrow > 90
    GREEN ARROW (i) 1983 > 83
    GREEN LANTERN (i) 1949 > 49
    GREEN LANTERN AND GREEN ARROW (i) 1970 > 70
    GREEN LANTERN AND GREEN ARROW~ (i) 1992 graphic album reprint > 92
    GREEN LANTERN CORPS (i) 1982 > 82
    GREEN LANTERN [2nd version] (i) 1963/74 > 63 74
    HEADLINE HEROINES (a) 1950 > 50
    HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (i) 1971-72 > 71 72
    HOUSE OF SECRETS~ (i) 1969-70 > 69 70
    HUNTRESS (i) 1983 > 83
    ISIS (i) 1976-77 > 76 77
    JASON'S QUEST (i) 1970 > 70
    JIMMY WAKELY (i) 1949-52 > 49 50 51 52
    JOHNNY LAW (i/some p) 1951-52 > 51 52
    JOHNNY PERIL [aka JUST A STORY] (i/some p) 1951-53 > 51 52 53
    JOHNNY THUNDER [western] (i) 1949/54/58-59 > 49 54 58 59
    JUDGE GALLOWS (i) 1972 > 72
    JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (i) 1966/82 > 66 82
    JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (i/some p) 1948/50-51 > 48 50 51
    KING FARADAY (i) 1951 > 51
    KIT COLBY, GIRL SHERIFF (i/some p) 1949-50 > 49 50
    KNIGHTS OF THE GALAXY (i) 1951 > 51
    LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (i) 1983 > 83
    LOIS LANE (i) 1983 > 83
    MANHUNTER 2070 (i) 1970 > 70
    MELBA MANTON (i) 1973 > 73
    MINSTREL MAVERICK (i) 1949 > 49
    MISTER AND MRS. SUPERMAN (i) 1978 > 78
    MOLLY ADAMS (p) 1949-50 > 49 50
    MY GREATEST ADVENTURE~ (i/some p) 1956 > 56
    MYSTERY IN SPACE~ (i/some p) 1951-54/56-57/59 > 51 52 53 54 56 57 59
    NIGHTHAWK (i) 1958 > 58
    OUR ARMY AT WAR~ (a) 1952-54/70 > 52 53 54 70
    OUR FIGHTING FORCES~ (i/some p) 1955/57-58 > 55 57 58
    OVERLAND COACH (i/some p) 1948-50 > 48 49 50
    PHANTOM STRANGER, THE (i/some p) 1952-53 > 52 53
    POW-WOW SMITH, INDIAN LAWMAN (i) 1950-51/57 > 50 51 57
    PRIVATE LIFE OF CLARK KENT (i) 1974 > 74
    REX THE WONDER DOG (i) 1952 > 52
    ROBIN (i) 1971 > 71
    RODEO RICK (i/some p) 1957-58 > 57 58
    ROMANCE TRAIL~ (p) 1949-50 > 49 50
    ROMANCE, INC. (i) 1952 > 52
    SECRET HEARTS~ (i) 1952/64-65/68-70 > 52 64 65 68 69 70
    SIERRA SMITH (i/some p) 1948/54 > 48 54
    SINISTER HOUSE OF SECRET LOVE~ (i) 1972 > 72
    STAR HAWKINS (i) 1960 > 60
    STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES~ (i/some p) 1955 > 55
    STRANGE ADVENTURES~ (i/some p) 1952-53/57-59/63 > 52 53 57 58 59 63
    STRONG BOW (i/some p) 1951-53/58 > 51 52 53 58
    SUPERBOY (i) 1982 > 82
    SUPERGIRL (i) 1970/78 > 70 78
    SUPERMAN (i) 1973-74 > 73 74
    SUPERMAN AND BATMAN (i) 1973/83 > 73 83
    TRACEY THOMPSON (i) 1971 > 71
    TRIGGER TWINS (i) 1950s > 50s
    UNEXPECTED, THE~ (i) 1968-73/79 > 68 69 70 71 72 73 79
    UNKNOWN SOLDIER~ (i) 1978 > 78
    WEIRD WAR TALES~ (i) 1983 > 83
    WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (i) 1985 entries > 85
    WITCHING HOUR, THE~ (i) 1971 > 71
    WONDER WOMAN (i) 1974/78 > 74 78
    WYOMING KID (a) 1957 > 57
    YOUNG LOVE~ (i) 1964 > 64
 DELL PUBLICATIONS
    HOTEL DE PAREE SUNDANCE (i) 1960 > 60
    ON STAGE (i) 1962 > 62
    SHERLOCK HOLMES (a) 1961 > 61
    TALES OF WELLS FARGO (i) 1958 > 58
 EASTERN COLOR PRINTING
    NEW HEROIC COMICS~ (i) 1948 > 48
 ECLIPSE ENTERPRISES
    XYR (i) 1988 > 88
 FAWCETT COMICS
    Cartoon / funny animals (a) 1951 > 51
    Romance (a) 1950-51 > 50 51
 FEATURE COMICS
    YANK AND DOODLE (i) 1945-46 > 45 46
 HARVEY COMICS
    THREE ROCKETEERS (i) 1966 > 66
 HILLMAN PERIODICALS
    Backup feature (a) 1948 in AIRBOY > 48
    FLYING FOOL (i) 1946 > 46
    MICRO- FACE (i) 1947 > 47
    RACKMAN (i) 1947 > 47
    SKYWOLF (i) 1944-45 > 44 45
 HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS
    Various features (i) 1945 > 45
 IDEAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
    CAPTAIN AMERICA~ (i) 1981 graphic album reprint [with MARVEL] > 81
 LEV GLEASON
    CRIME DOES NOT PAY~ (i) 1942 > 42
    DAREDEVIL (i) 1947 > 47
    Western (i) 1947 > 47
 MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES
    Various features (i) 1953-54 > 53 54
 MARVEL COMICS
    2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (i) 1976 > 76
    AVENGERS (i/some p) 1966/70/71/73 > 66 70 71 73
    BEAST (i) 1972 > 72
    BROTHER VOODOO (i) 1973 > 73
    Backup feature (i) 1965 in RAWHIDE KID > 65
    CAPTAIN AMERICA (i) 1943/65-77/81 > 43 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 81
    CAPTAIN MARVEL (i) 1967/72/75-76 > 67 72 75 76
    CAPTAIN WONDER (a) 1942-43 > 42 43
    CHAMBER OF DARKNESS~ (i) 1969 > 69
    CHAMPIONS (i) 1977 > 77
    CONAN (i) 1971 > 71
    Covers (i) 1968-83/87 > 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 87
    DAREDEVIL (i) 1966-68/73-74 > 66 67 68 73 74
    DEFENDERS, THE (i) 1972/75/81 > 72 75 81
    DOC SAVAGE (i) 1973 > 73
    DOCTOR DOOM (i) 1969/71 > 69 71
    DOCTOR STRANGE (i) 1971 > 71
    FANTASTIC FOUR (i) 1967/69-71/74-75/81 > 67 69 70 71 74 75 81
    FRANKENSTEIN (i) 1974 > 74
    Fillers (i/some p) 1976/81 > 76 81
    GABRIEL (i) 1974 > 74
    GHOST RIDER (i) 1971 western hero > 71
    GHOST RIDER (i) 1975 super hero > 75
    GODZILLA (i) 1977 > 77
    GUNHAWKS, THE (i) 1973 > 73
    HOWARD THE DUCK (i) 1978 > 78
    HULK (i) 1965-68/72/77/81 > 65 66 67 68 72 77 81 68
    HULK (p) 1968 > 68
    HUMAN TORCH (i) 1965 > 65
    HUMAN TORCH AND HULK (i) 1974 > 74
    HUMAN TORCH AND THOR (i) 1974 > 74
    INHUMANS (i) 1972 > 72
    IRON MAN (i) 1966-68/70-73 > 66 67 68 70 71 72 73
    IT, THE LIVING COLOSSUS (i) 1972 > 72
    JACK FROST (i) c1942 > 42
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY~ (i) 1973 > 73
    KA-ZAR (i) 1971-73 > 71 72 73
    KILLRAVEN (i) 1973 > 73
    LUKE CAGE POWER MAN (i) 1976-77 > 76 77
    MAN-THING (i) 1981 > 81
    MAN-WOLF (i) 1978 > 78
    MILLIE (i) early-1960s aka Millie the Model > 60 61 62 63
    MOON KNIGHT (i) 1978/81 > 78 81
    MORBIUS (i) 1974-75 > 74 75
    MS. MARVEL (i) 1977 > 77
    NICK FURY (i) 1966-68 > 66 67 68
    NOT BRAND ECHH~ (i) 1967-68 > 67 68
    NOVA (i) 1977 > 77
    PATSY AND HEDY (i) early-1960s > 60 61 62 63
    PATSY WALKER (i) 1965 > 65
    ROM (i) 1981-82 > 81 82
    SERGEANT FURY (i) 1965 > 65
    SILVER SURFER (i) 1967 > 67
    SPIDER-MAN (i) 1971-79/82-83 > 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 82 83
    SPIDER-MAN AND BLACK PANTHER (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN AMERICA (i) 1973 > 73
    SPIDER-MAN AND DAREDEVIL (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND DOCTOR STRANGE (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND HAWKEYE (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND HULK (i) 1974/77 > 74 77
    SPIDER-MAN AND HUMAN TORCH (i) 1972/73 > 72 73
    SPIDER-MAN AND INHUMANS (i) 1973 > 73
    SPIDER-MAN AND KA-ZAR (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND MISTER FANTASTIC (i) 1974 > 74
    SPIDER-MAN AND WONDER MAN (i) 1979 > 79
    SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN (i) 1972 > 72
    STAR WARS (i) 1981 > 81
    SUB-MARINER (i) 1968/72-73 > 68 72 73
    Support (asst art ed) 1972-74- > 72 73 74 70s
    TALES OF BARSOOM (i) 1978 > 78
    TALES OF THE ZOMBIE~ (i) c1974 > 74
    THING AND CAPTAIN AMERICA (i) 1974 > 74
    THING AND FANTASTIC FOUR (i) 1983 > 83
    THING AND HERCULES (i) 1978 > 78
    THING AND HUMAN TORCH (i) 1965 > 65
    THING AND NOVA (i) 1978 > 78
    THING, AVENGERS, HULK, DOC SAMSON, FANTASTIC FOUR, THOR, ALPHA FLIGHT AND X-MEN (i) 1982 > 82
    THOR (i) 1965/81 > 65 81
    TWO-GUN KID (i) 1965 > 65
    WHAT IF NOVA. . .? (i) 1979 > 79
    YOUNG ALLIES (i) c1943 > 43
 SEABOARD COMICS
    COUGAR, THE (i) 1975 > 75
    Covers (i) 1975 > 75
    DESTRUCTOR, THE (i) 1975 > 75
    PHOENIX (i) 1975 > 75
    TIGER-MAN (i) 1975 > 75
 SIMON & SCHUSTER
    AMERICA AT WAR: THE BEST OF DC WAR COMICS~ (i) 1979 graphic album reprint > 79
    CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY~ (i) 1979 graphic album reprint > 79
    SON OF ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS~ (i) 1975 graphic album reprint with Iron Man > 75
 SKYWALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
    Covers (i) 1971 > 71
    Horror (a) 1972 > 72
    NIGHTMARE~ (i) 1971 > 71
 ST. JOHN PUBLISHING
    Horror (a) 1954 > 54
    LEATHERNECK JACK (a) 1951 > 51
    NIGHTMARE~ (i) 1954 > 54
    STRANGE TERRORS~ (i) 1953 > 53
 TOWER COMICS
    Covers (i) 1966-67 > 66 67
    DYNAMO (i) 1966 > 66
    FIGHT THE ENEMY~ (i) 1967 > 67
    Fillers (i) 1966 > 66
    GALLIANT WARRIORS (i) 1966 > 66
    LIGHTNING (i) 1966-67 > 66 67
    MENTHOR (i) 1966-67 > 66 67
    NOMAN (i) 1966-67 some reprint > 66 67
    SAGA OF THE LUCKY 7 (i) 1966 > 66
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS (i) 1966-67 > 66 67
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. SQUAD (i) 1965-66 with reprint '69 > 65 66
    THUNDER AGENTS (i) 1967 > 67
    THUNDER SQUAD (i) 1969 reprint > 69
    UNDERSEA AGENT (i) 1966 > 66
    ZACK FIGHT OF THE GREEN BERETS (i) 1967 > 67
 WESTERN PUBLISHING
    JET DREAM (i) 1967 > 67
    MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (i) c1966-c67 > 66 67
    TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (i) 1962 > 62
 ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS
    BILL STERN'S SPORTS BOOK~ (a) 1952 > 52
    BUDDIES (a) 1951-52 > 51 52
    FAMOUS STARS~ (a) 1952 > 52
    G.I. JOE (i) c1952 > 52
    HOT ROD KING (i) 1952 > 52
    Horror (i/some p) 1951-52 > 51 52
    Romance (a) 1951 > 51
    Science fantasy (a) 1951 > 51
 Source (some data)
    FRANK GIACOIA NULL