SPRANG, DICK
 Name and vital stats
    SPRANG, DICK [1915-2000] (artist) NULL
 Biographical
    Aka RICHARD SPRANG NULL
 Family in arts
    Former spouse: Pat Gordon NULL
 Influences
    Alex Raymond, Hal Foster NULL
    Milton Caniff, Howard Pyle NULL
    N. C. Wyeth NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Artist: Commercial art: Advertising early-1940s > 40 41 42 43
    Artist: Cover reproductions of comics covers for collectors 1984+ > 84 80s
    Artist: Staff: Toledo News-Bee 1934-36 > 34 35 36
    Editor: Screened scripts for Standard 1930s > 30s
    Illustrator: Limited-edition lithographs: Guardians of Gotham City 1996 > 96
    Illustrator: Limited-edition lithographs: Secrets of the Batcave 1995 > 95
    Illustrator: Magazines: Crack Detective 1942 > 42
    Illustrator: Magazines: Detective Novels Magazine 1939 > 39
    Illustrator: Magazines: G-Men 1938 > 38
    Illustrator: Magazines: Mystery Novels and Short Stories 1941 > 41
    Illustrator: Magazines: Phantom Detective 1938 > 38
    Illustrator: Magazines: Popular Detective 1938 > 38
    Illustrator: Magazines: [For Standard; Columbia; Street and Smith] mid-1930s-late-30s > 33 34 35 36 37 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
    Writer: Short stories: Black Hood Detective 1941 > 41
    Writer: Short stories: Hooded Detective 1942 > 42
    Writer: Short stories: Pulps c1940 > 40
 Performing Arts
    Writer: Radio: Lone Ranger c1938 > 38
 Other Careers
    Photographer: Photographer NULL
 Additional biography
    Amazing Heroes #167, 1989 NULL
    Comic Crusader #17, 1976 NULL
    Comics Buyer's Guide, June 9, 2000 obituary NULL
 Honors
    Eisner Award Hall of Fame 1999 > 99
    Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1992 > 92
 Syndication
    BATMAN AND ROBIN [daily] (p/let) 1946 for McClure Syndicate > 46
    LONE RANGER, THE [Sunday] (asst p) 1938 six months for King Features Syndicate > 38
    LONE RANGER, THE [daily] (asst p) 1938 six months for King Features Syndicate > 38
    SECRET AGENT X-9 [daily] (lay) c1937 for King Features Syndicate > 37
 Promotional comics
    BIG BOY MAGAZINE (a) c1996 for Big Boy Restaurants > 96
 KITCHEN SINK PRESS
    BATMAN: THE DAILIES~ (p) 1991 graphic album reprint > 91
 Note on comics career
    Shared studio/assignments with Norman Fallon and Ed Kressy c1938-c42 > 38 39 40 41 42
 Fan & trade zines
    Comic Crusader (a) 1976 > 76
 CROWN PUBLISHERS
    BATMAN FROM THE 30s TO THE 70s~ (a) 1971 graphic album reprint > 71
    SUPERMAN FROM THE 30s TO THE 70s~ (a) 1971 graphic album reprint > 71
 DC COMICS
    BATMAN (a) 1974 > 74
    BATMAN AND ROBIN (a) 1941 [submission time] prepared for from inventory in advance of WW2 > 41
    BATMAN AND ROBIN (p/some i) 1943-62 > 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
    BATMAN AND ROBIN OF 3000 AD (i) 1945 > 45
    BATMAN FROM THE 1930s TO THE 1970s~ (p) 1971 graphic album reprint > 71
    Covers (p) 1943-60/62/89/90-91 > 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 89 90 91
    GREATEST 1950s STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (p) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Batman > 90
    GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (p) 1988 graphic album reprint > 88
    GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (p) 1988 graphic album reprint > 88
    GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (p) 1987 graphic album reprint > 87
    GREATEST TEAM-UP STORIES EVER TOLD, THE~ (p) 1990 graphic album with reprint of Superman and Batman > 90
    Illustration (p/i) 1987/89/92/96/97 > 87 89 92 96 97
    JIMMY OLSEN (p) 1958 > 58
    LOIS LANE (p/i) 1959-60 > 59 60
    MISTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY (a) 1950s > 50s
    REAL FACT COMICS~ (a) 1946/50 > 46 50
    ROBIN (p) 1947 > 47
    SECRET ORIGIN: SUPERMAN AND BATMAN & ROBIN (p) 1998 > 98
    STRANGE ADVENTURES~ (a) 1950 > 50
    SUPERMAN (p) 1957-62 > 57 58 59 60 61 62
    SUPERMAN AND BATMAN & ROBIN (p) 1955-63 few stories in 1962-63 were from inventory > 62 63
    WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (i) 1989 entries > 89
 FEATURE COMICS
    Covers (p) 1940 > 40
    POWER NELSON (p) 1940 > 40
 GROSSET & DUNLAP
    WORLD'S FINEST~ (p) 1978 graphic album reprint > 78
 SIGNET BOOKS
    BATMAN~ (p) 1966 paperback reprint > 66
    BATMAN~ (p) 1966 paperback reprint > 66
 Source (some data)
    DICK SPRANG with additions via Craig Delich NULL