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Tom Palmer Sr. (Comic Book Contributor)

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  • Tom Palmer Sr.

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July 13th, 1942 - August 18th, 2022
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Biography

Although Palmer has done a small amount of pencilling work (as well as some cover art and some coloring work), the vast majority of his artistic output since the 1960s has been as a comic book inker. Especially noteworthy is Palmer's extensive work for Marvel Comics, including well-remembered runs paired with pencillers Neal Adams on Avengers and Uncanny X-Men; Gene Colan, on titles such as Doctor Strange, Daredevil, and Tomb of Dracula; and John Buscema, on the The Avengers. He also inked the entire run of John Byrne's X-Men: The Hidden Years.
Palmer's brushy, detailed, and illustrative inking style hearkens back to vintage newspaper comic strip strips like Steve Canyon and Tarzan;, and has influenced later generations of inkers like Klaus Janson, Josef Rubinstein, and Bob McLeod.

Over the course of his career, Palmer has won several awards, including the 1969 Alley Award for Best Inking Artist. Palmer was also named the #3 Inker of American Comics by Atlas Comics.

Palmer's son Tom Palmer, Jr. is a comic book professional who was an editor for DC Comics


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