1. Sheldon "Shelly" Moldoff was an American comics artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and as one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on the superhero Batman.
12 Facts About Sheldon Moldoff
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Sheldon Moldoff co-created the Batman supervillains Poison Ivy, Mr Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.
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Sheldon Moldoff drew the Hawkman portions of the Justice Society of America stories published in All Star Comics as well.
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When superhero comics went out of fashion in the postwar era, Sheldon Moldoff became an early pioneer in horror comics, packaging two such ready-to-print titles in 1948.
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Sheldon Moldoff then did approach Gaines with the package, signing a contract stipulating that he would be paid a royalty percentage if the books were successful.
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Several months later, when EC's Tales From the Crypt hit the newsstands, Gaines reneged on the deal, Sheldon Moldoff recalled in 2000, with EC attorney Dave Alterbaum threatening to blacklist Sheldon Moldoff if he took legal action.
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Sheldon Moldoff, who received no royalty there, either, created the cadaverous host Doctor Death.
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Sheldon Moldoff was let go by DC in 1967, along with many other prominent writers and artists who had made demands for health and retirement benefits.
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Sheldon Moldoff turned to animation, doing storyboards for such animated TV series as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, and wrote and drew promotional comic books given away to children at the Burger King, Big Boy, Red Lobster, and Captain D's restaurant and fast-food chains, as well as through the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team.
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When Sheldon Moldoff illustrated a chapter of the Evan Dorkin project Superman and Batman: World's Funnest in 2000, it was his first work for DC Comics in over 30 years.
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Sheldon Moldoff's family included sons Richard Moldoff and Kenneth Moldoff and daughter Ellen Moldoff Stein.
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Sheldon Moldoff died at age 91 on February 29,2012, following kidney failure.