Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr.
10 Facts About Mac Raboy
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Mac Raboy was born in New York City on April 9,1914, to a Jewish family.
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Mac Raboy's birthdate has been cited as April 17,1914, in other sources.
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Mac Raboy's father worked in a hat factory before moving to North Dakota for a time to work as a blacksmith and horse handler.
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Mac Raboy moved to Connecticut to work on the family dairy farm, and finally settled in the Bronx.
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Mac Raboy's father wrote poetry, political essays, and several books, including The Jewish Cowboy, about his North Dakota experience.
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Mac Raboy began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
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Mac Raboy began drawing comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr.
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Mac Raboy was a great admirer of Alex Raymond, and "kept a portfolio of Alex Raymond's "Flash Gordon" comics by his side for inspiration and guidance as he worked".
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Mac Raboy was diagnosed with cancer in 1967, and died that December.