Fred Ray

Fred Ray
BornFrederic E. Ray, Jr.
(1920-02-04)February 4, 1920[1]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 80)
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Superman

Frederic E. "Fred" Ray, Jr. (February 4, 1920 – January 23, 2001)[2][3] was an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known as the primary Superman cover-artist of the 1940s, whose work helped shape the defining look of the iconic superhero character, and for his more than two decades as artist of the DC Comics feature "Tomahawk". His cover of Superman #14 (Feb. 1942) is one of comics' most famous.

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JRHC-CYW : accessed 02 Mar 2013), Frederic E Ray, 23 January 2001.
  2. ^ Dates and spelling of name per Frederic E.Ray, Social Security Number 204-03-7262, at Social Security Death Index.
  3. ^ "Frederick [sic] E. Ray, Jr. (1920 - 2001)". AskART: The Artists' Bluebook. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Source gives birthplace and "Jr."

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