1. Don Newton is best known for his work on The Phantom, Aquaman, and Batman.
26 Facts About Don Newton
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Newton was born in St Charles, Virginia, but after being diagnosed with asthma at the age of four, the Newton family moved to Arizona.
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Don Newton began drawing at a young age, with comic books being a major influence on his early artwork.
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Don Newton was a big fan of Batman, Daredevil, and Captain Marvel.
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Don Newton eventually discovered comic book fandom, while searching for a source to purchase old comics.
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Don Newton became involved with the Science Fiction and Comics Association and became an artistic staple in the organization's publications.
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Don Newton did not limit himself exclusively to the publications of the SFCA; he worked for most of the major fanzines during these years.
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Don Newton did one major strip during this time which ran for more than a year in the RBCC, called "The Savage Earth".
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Don Newton tried for years to leverage his connections in fandom into work at DC Comics or Marvel Comics, but he was at a distinct disadvantage living in Arizona.
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Don Newton finally set his sights a little lower and sent some sample pages to Nicola Cuti at Charlton Comics where his first professional comic book work was published.
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Besides drawing for the Charlton horror comics, Don Newton began painting covers for their horror and romance books.
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Don Newton's short run on the book featured two classic Don Newton pieces at Charlton.
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Don Newton had always seen Charlton as a stepping-stone to Marvel Comics.
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Don Newton contributed the pencils on an Aquaman strip inked by his old friend Dan Adkins.
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Don Newton would draw Aquaman off and on for the next three years.
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Don Newton would draw this strip in its own title, as well as in World's Finest Comics and Adventure Comics until October 1982.
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Don Newton wanted to draw Captain America, but that title was unavailable at the time and The Avengers was the closest Marvel could do to fulfilling that request.
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Don Newton took the assignment when he was promised Joe Rubinstein as his permanent inker on the book.
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Don Newton finished the pencils for only two issues before returning to DC.
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Two years later Don Newton returned to Green Lantern in the only DC comics work he inked.
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Don Newton had always told DC that the only series he would like to draw other than Batman and Captain Marvel was All-Star Squadron.
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Editor and writer Roy Thomas tapped into that interest by proposing that Don Newton draw Infinity, Inc.
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Don Newton suffered a massive heart attack in his home, after dealing with months of a debilitating throat ailment.
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Don Newton died three days later on August 19,1984, in a nearby Mesa hospital.
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Don Newton died on August 19,1984, after suffering a massive heart attack.
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Don Newton won the Comic Fan Art Award in 1973 in the category "Favorite Fan Artist".