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| Dick Sprang | |
|---|---|
 Dick Sprang c. 1945 | |
| Born | Richard W. Sprang July 28, 1915 Fremont, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2000 (aged 84) Prescott, Arizona, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
Notable works | Batman, World's Finest Comics, The Riddler |
Richard W. Sprang (July 28, 1915 – May 10, 2000)[1] was an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman during the period fans and historians call Golden Age of Comic Books. Sprang was responsible for the 1950 redesign of the Batmobile[2] and the original design of the Riddler, who has appeared in film, television and other media adaptations. Sprang's Batman was notable for his square chin, expressive face and barrel chest.[3]
Sprang was also a notable explorer in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado, whose discoveries included "Defiance House", a previously unrecorded ancestral Puebloan structure.[4] Sprang's voluminous correspondence, journals, and thousands of photographs are archived at Northern Arizona Universities Cline Library Special Collections in Flagstaff, Arizona. A small amount of material is at the Utah Historical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah.[5][6][7]
- ^ Richard Sprang, United States Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014.
- ^ Michael Uslan (2001), Batman in the Fifties, DC Comics, pg. 5: "Batman rocketed into the new decade with "The Batmobile of 1950," a sleek, high-tech design that Sprang from Sprang—artist Dick Sprang, that is. There is probably no icon more connected to the image of Batman than this version of the Batmobile."
- ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (October 12, 2019). "10 Best Batman Artists Of All Time". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ Farmer, Jared. "Glen Canyon Dammed: Inventing Lake Powell and the Canyon Country" University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, 1999, p. 100 ISBN 0-8165-1992-7
- ^ Koppany, Bob. "Spotlight on Dick Sprang, Part Three: The Greatest Batman Artist Who Ever Lived!" Alter Ego #19 (Dec. 2002) p. 19
- ^ "Richard (Dick) Sprang Collection, 2005".
- ^ Utah Division of State History Call Numbers MSS A 2284, MSS A 2672, MSS B 187, BOX 30, and MSS A 2960
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