Patrick J Masulli was an American comic book creator.
12 Facts About Pat Masulli
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Besides editing over thirty titles in ten years, Masulli co-created the Charlton characters Sarge Steel and the Son of Vulcan.
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Pat Masulli attended the Cartoonists and Illustrators School as well as the Phonex School of Art.
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Pat Masulli entered the comics field in the mid-1940s, freelancing as a writer and artist for such companies as Fawcett Comics, Fox Comics, Hillman Periodicals, Holyoke Publications, Marvel Comics, St John Publishing, Star Publications, Story Comics, Trojan Comics, Youthful Magazines, and Ziff-Davis Comics.
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Pat Masulli became Charlton's executive editor when Fago left in 1955.
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When Giordano left in 1960 to pursue freelancing, Pat Masulli hired artist Frank McLaughlin as his new assistant.
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Some more notable titles Pat Masulli edited included Atomic Mouse, Billy the Kid, Out of This World, Strange Suspense Stories, This Magazine Is Haunted, and Thunderbolt.
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Pat Masulli co-created the character Sarge Steel in 1964, and with Bill Fraccio, created the Son of Vulcan in 1965.
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Pat Masulli had very little interaction with Charlton's creators, other than in a disciplinary role.
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In 1966, the Charlton higher-ups decided Pat Masulli needed to take more control of the music division, so they created a separate editorial position for the small comic book division.
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Giordano's prior experience as Pat Masulli's assistant got him the job.
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Pat Masulli died on June 10,1998, in Bethany, Connecticut, at the age of 67.