Marvel Superhero Artist Herb Trimpe, ‘Father’ of Wolverine, Dead at 75

Source: New York Observer



Longtime comic-book artist for the Marvel Comics franchise, co-creator of the adamantium-skeletoned X-Man Wolverine, Herb Trimpe died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 75.

Marvel fans will recognize Trimpe for his powerhouse illustrations of The Incredible Hulk from 1968-1975. In 1974, Trimpe co-created Wolverine, which was introduced into the Hulk series (Hulk #180). Wolverine went on to make several big appearances throughout the Marvel Universe, including his rise to fame during both the comic-book and movie franchise of the X-Men series, where the character has been played by Hugh Jackman.

Trimpe’s original art for the final page of Incredible Hulk #180 sold last year at Heritage Auctions for $657,250. The sale became the highest price ever publicly paid for a piece of original American comic-book art, equaling the 2012 sale of the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #328 by Todd McFarlane.

The artist’s cousin, Glen Baisley, wrote Tuesday he had been at the East Coast Comic-conon at the Meadowlands Expo Center, New Jersey over the weekend seeing Trimpe “in action doing what he loved—meeting fans and drawing comics.”


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