Nicholas Viscardi (October 20, 1920 – November 3, 2013), known professionally as Nick Cardy and Nick Cardi, was an American

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best known for his

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work on

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, the

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and other major characters. Cardy was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.

Early life

Nick Cardy was born Nicholas Viscardi on October 20, 1920, in New York City. He began drawing when he was very young, telling one interviewer that some paintings he had done for his school were "published in the '' ew YorkHerald-Tribune'' or one of those early papers. The teachers wanted one on sports. It was a 4 × 8 panel. ... So that was published and quite a bit of the stuff was published. ... " He also provided artwork for the Boys Club of America,Cardy in and attended the

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, studying life drawing.Cardy in

Career

Early career

As did many early comics professionals, Cardy entered the comics field working for

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, a company founded by

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and

Jerry Iger Samuel Maxwell "Jerry" Iger (; August 22, 1903 – September 5, 1990) was an American cartoonist and art-studio entrepreneur. With business partner Will Eisner, he co-founded Eisner & Iger, a comic book packager that produced comics on demand ...

, that was one of a handful of comic book "packagers" creating comics on demand for publishers testing the waters of the emerging medium. Joining the studio circa 1940, he worked on ''Fight Comics'', ''Jungle Comics'', ''Kaanga Comics'', and ''Wings'' for Fiction House Publications. He wrote and drew the four-page backup feature "

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" in

's 16-page, newspaper Sunday-supplement comic book colloquially called " The Spirit Section", from the May 18, 1941 strip through February 22, 1942. Though his Lady Luck stories were credited under the house pseudonym Ford Davis, Viscardi would subtly work in the initials "NV" somewhere into each tale. He used both his birth name and the pen name "Nick Cardy" concurrently for a time, he eventually adopted Nick Cardy for his comic-book work. Cardy recalled of his start at Eisner & Iger that he worked alongside

Military and return to civilian life

Cardy did

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from 1943 to 1945, earning two

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s for wounds suffered as a

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driver in the armored cavalry. He began his

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career with the 66th Infantry Division, during which time he won a competition to design its patch, creating its snarling

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logo. His art talent led to his being assigned an office job at division headquarters. This lasted, Cardy recalled in an interview, because a general who had seen Cardy's cartoons in an Officers Club had Cardy assigned to his own corps. As the artist tells it, the only opening was for a corporal in the motor pool, so Private Cardy was promoted and assigned to that duty. This, he said, led in turn, upon his being shipped to the

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, to Cardy's assignment as an assistant tank driver for the Third Armored Division, under General

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. Later, between the end of the war and his discharge, Cardy said he worked for the Army's Information and Education office in France. Cardy documented his time in the military in a series of intricate sketches and watercolors. Back in civilian life, Cardy begin doing advertising art as well as covers for

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magazines and other periodicals. In 1950, he began drawing the black-and-white daily ''

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of writer-artist

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. From 1952 to 1953, Cardy assisted

Warren Tufts Chester Warren Tufts (December 12, 1925 – July 6, 1982),Chester Tufts

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''.

DC Comics

In 1950, Cardy began his decades-long association with

, starting with the comic book ''

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'', based on the dramatic

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. He began developing his breakout reputation with ''

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'', his most prominent series at the time, which starred a white American colonist fighting the

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undercover as an

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Indian during the

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. From 1962 to 1968, he drew the first 39 issues of ''

'', whose character had previously starred in a backup feature in ''

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'', and all its covers through the final issue (#56, April 1971). He recalled that, " Ramona Fradon had been drawing the character but was moving on for some reason. I remember being in ditorMurray's oltinoffoffice with Ramona during the transition. ... Anyway, they must have liked my work because when the character got his own series, they made me the artist". Among the ''Aquaman'' stories which Cardy drew were issue #18 which featured the wedding of Aquaman and Mera and #23 which saw the birth of the couple's son.

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was introduced in issue #33 (June 1967) by Cardy and writer

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. Cardy first drew the ''Teen Titans'' in ''

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'' #60 (July 1965), wherein the

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s Robin,

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, and

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were joined by

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's younger sister

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in her first appearance. After next being featured in '' Showcase'' #59 (Dec. 1965), the team was spun off into their own series with ''Teen Titans'' #1 (Feb. 1966). From 1966 to 1973, Cardy penciled or inked – sometimes both – all 43 issues of the series.

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was called upon to rewrite and redraw a Cardy-drawn ''Teen Titans'' story which had been written by

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and

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. The story, titled "Titans Fit the Battle of Jericho!", would have introduced DC's first African American superhero but was rejected by publisher

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. The revised story appeared in ''Teen Titans'' #20 (March–April 1969). New members of the team, psychic

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and

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, were created by Cardy and writer

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. In 1968–69, Cardy drew the fondly remembered but short-lived, quirky

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series ''

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'', about an expert gunslinger who was nonetheless a dandy, and who, in a nod to the

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, wore a flower in his hat. Cardy during this time also assisted artist

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, a childhood friend, on the ''Batman'' comic strip. Cardy became the primary DC cover artist from the early to mid-1970s. A popular but

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, told by DC editor

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, concerned Cardy being fired by DC editorial director Carmine Infantino for not following a cover layout, only to be rehired moments later when Schwartz praised the errant cover art. Cardy said in 2005,

Later career

Cardy left the comics industry in the mid-1970s for the more lucrative field of

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. There, under the name Nick Cardi, he did magazine art and ad illustrations, including movie advertising art (though not necessarily the " one-sheet" posters) for films including ''

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'' (1974), ''The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's'' (1975),

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's '' California Suite'' (1978),

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's ''

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'' (1978),

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's '' Casey's Shadow'' (1978), and

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's ''

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'' (1979). In 1996, Cardy was one of the many creators who contributed to the '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' one-shot wherein the title character married

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. Other late-career comics work included a one-page illustration for ''

'' vol. 2 #120 (April 1997), the cover of ''Silver Age: Teen Titans'' #1 (July 2000), two pages for ''Titans'' #25 (March 2001), and the cover of ''Teen Titans Lost Annual'' #1 (March 2008).

Personal life

Following his

discharge from the

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, Cardy met and married Ruth Houghtby. In 1955 they had a son, Peter, who died in 2001. The couple remained married through 1969. Cardy died of congestive heart failure in Florida on November 3, 2013.

Awards

Nick Cardy received an

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in 1998. On July 15, 2005, Cardy was one of four professionals inducted that year into the comics industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Viscardi also earned two Purple Hearts for wounds suffered as a tank driver while serving with the 3rd Armored Division in WWII. He also designed the patch for the 66th Infantry Division after winning a competition.

Bibliography

Interior work

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...

'' #229–232 (

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) (1957) * '' The Adventures of Alan Ladd'' #1, 4–7 (1949–1950) * ''

'' #1–39 (1962–1968) * ''

'' #1–7 (1968–1969) * ''

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

'' #80 (1953) * ''

'' #91–92, 94–97, 99 (1970–1971) * ''

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'' #71 (1969) * ''

'' #1–7 (1954–1955) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...

'' #293–296, 298–300 (Aquaman); #430 (Batman) (1961–1972) * ''Falling in Love'' #79, 95 (1965–1967) * ''

'' #6–8, 10, 13–16, 20–21, 23, 38, 41, 56, 61–62, 65, 67 (1948–1958) * ''

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'' #4 (1972) * '' Girls' Love Stories'' #130 (1967) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror comics, horror, fantasy comics, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery comics anthology, comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets (DC Comi ...

'' #19–22, 28, 57, 60, 63–64, 71–72, 76, 78–80, 84, 87, 92–94, 96–97, 107–108, 111, 128–129, 198 (1953–1972) * '' House of Secrets'' #2, 6, 10–11, 14, 16, 19, 24, 26, 29, 40, 113 (1957–1973) * ''Legends of Daniel Boone'' #1–8 (1955–1956) * '' Mr. District Attorney'' #5, 14 (1948–1950) * ''

My Greatest Adventure ''My Greatest Adventure'' is a DC Comics comic book that began in 1955 and is best known for introducing the superhero team Doom Patrol. Publication history The title was originally an anthology series with first-person narratives. The series ...

'' #3, 12–13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 26, 29–31, 34–35, 39, 43–49, 51 (1955–1961) * ''

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'' #5 (1970) * '' Plop!'' #2 (1973) * '' Rip Hunter ... Time Master'' #4–5 (1961) * '' Secret Hearts'' #145 (1970) * '' Showcase'' #31–33 (Aquaman); #59 (Teen Titans); #76 (Bat Lash) (1961–1968) * ''

Strange Adventures ''Strange Adventures'' is a series of American comic books published by DC Comics, the first of which was August–September 1950, according to the cover date, and published continuously until November 1973. Original series ''Strange Adventure ...

'' #167 (1964) * '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' (among other artists) (1996) * '' Tales of the Unexpected'' #7, 11–13, 18–20, 26–27, 30, 33, 38–39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 52–55, 58 (1956–1961) * ''

'' #1–17, 20–43 (1966–1973) * ''Titans'' #25 (among other artists) (2001) * ''

'' #138 (1972) * '' The Unexpected'' #165 (1975) * '' The Witching Hour'' #8 (1970) * ''

'' vol. 2 #120 (one page only) (1997) * ''

World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...

'' #68–72, 87 (Tomahawk); 125–126 (Aquaman) (1954–1962) * ''

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'' #173 (1971)

Eclipse Comics

* ''True Love'' #1–2 (1986)

NL Communications, Inc.

* '' National Lampoon'' #54 (1974)

Quality Comics

* '' Crack Comics'' #7–8 (1940) * ''

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'' #32, 40–42 (1940–1941) * ''Hit Comics'' #5–11 (1940–1941) * '' National Comics'' #6–12, 14–20 (1940–1942)

Standard Comics

* ''Adventures in the Unknown'' #7 (1952) * ''Adventures into Darkness'' #5, 11 (1953) * ''Intimate Love'' #20 (1952) * ''Lost World'' #5 (1952) * ''New Romances'' #13 (1952)

Cover work

DC Comics

* ''Action Comics'' #409–418, 420–445 (1972–1975) * ''Aquaman'' #1–56 (1962–1971) * ''Bat Lash'' #1–7 (1968–1969) * ''Bat Lash: Guns & Roses'' trade paperback (2009) * ''

'' #208, 247, 252, 254–261 (1969–1975) * ''The Brave and the Bold'' #60, 91–92, 94, 96–98, 100–104, 110 (1965–1973) * ''

'' #71, 73, 80 (1969–1973) * ''Congo Bill'' #1–7 (1954–1955) * ''Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love'' #4 (1972) * '' DC Special'' #3, 10 (1969–1971) * '' DC 100 Page Super Spectacular'' #DC–4, DC–11, DC–12, DC–14, DC–15, DC–17, DC–18, DC–19, DC–20, DC–21, DC–22 (1971–1973) * ''Detective Comics'' #429, 436 (1972–1973) * ''Falling in Love'' #79, 112–113, 117, 119–120, 137 (1965–1972) * ''

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'' #214, 216–219, 221, 222–232 (1972–1975) * '' Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' #5, 10, 12, 14–15 (1972–1974) * '' From Beyond the Unknown'' #20–21, 23–25 (1972–1973) * ''Gang Busters'' #15–16, 18 (1950–1951) * ''Ghosts'' #1–6, 8–36 (1971–1975) * '' Girls' Love Stories'' #139, 143, 145, 148, 151, 166 (1968–1971) * ''

Girls' Romances ''Girls' Romances'' is a romance comic Comics anthology, anthology published by DC Comics in the United States. Debuting with a Feb.,/Mar. 1950 cover-date, it ran for 160 issues, ending with the Oct. 1971 issue (the final issue came out on Octob ...

'' #120, 144, 147–148, 153–154 (1966–1971) * ''

Heart Throbs ''Heart Throbs'' was a romance comic published by Quality Comics and DC Comics from 1949 to 1972. Quality published the book from 1949–1957, when it was acquired by DC. Most issues featured a number of short comics stories, as well advice co ...

'' #121–122, 138 (1969–1972) * ''House of Mystery'' #93, 171, 174, 198, 208, 220 (1959–1973) * ''House of Secrets'' #6, 95, 104, 109, 111, 113–114 (1957–1973) * ''

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'' #99–104, 106–116 (1972–1975) * ''The Legend of Daniel Boone'' #1–8 (1955–1956) * ''

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...

'' #1–2 (1973) * '' Limited Collectors' Edition'' #C–23, C–32, C–34 (1973–1975) * ''My Greatest Adventure'' #24, 26 (1958) * ''

'' #27–28 (1973–1974) * ''Rip Hunter ... Time Master'' #4–6 (1961–1962) * ''

Secrets of Sinister House ''Secrets of Sinister House'' was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972-1974, a companion to '' Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion''. Both series were originally inspired by the successful ABC soap opera ''D ...

'' #5, 8, 10, 13, 16–18 (1972–1974) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' #1–7 (1973–74) * '' Secret Six'' #2 (1968) * '' Shazam!'' #1 (1973) * ''Showcase'' #32, 59, 76 (1961–1968) * ''Silver Age: Teen Titans'' #1 (2000) * ''

Spectre Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writt ...

'' #8–10 (1969) * '' Spirit'' #31 (2009) * ''Strange Adventures'' #239, 241, 243 (1972–1973) * ''Strange Sports Stories'' #1–6 (1973–1974) * ''Super DC Giant'' #S–17 (1970) * ''

Superboy Superboy is an identity used by several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series ...

'' #182–198, 200–206 (1972–1975) * ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'' #253–262, 264–285 (1972–1975) * ''

The Superman Family ''The Superman Family'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the ''Superman'' comics. The term "Superman Family" is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of c ...

'' #164–169 (1974–1975) * ''

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it contai ...

'' #154–163 (1972–1974) * ''Tales of the Unexpected'' #20 (1957) * ''Teen Titans'' #1–43 (1966–1973) * ''Teen Titans Annual'' #1 (1999) * ''Teen Titans Lost Annual'' #1 (2008) * ''

'' #20–21, 24–27, 31–32, 36–37, 120 (1953–1969) * ''The Unexpected'' #111, 116–117, 119–120, 123, 125–139, 141–162 (1969–1975) * ''Wanted, the Most Dangerous Villains'' #2, 4–9 (1972–1973) * '' Weird Mystery Tales'' #3, 7 (1972–1973) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' is a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September - October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an an ...

'' #9–11 (1972–1973) * '' Weird Western Tales'' #16 (1972) * '' Weird Worlds'' #9 (1974) * '' The Witching Hour'' #1–6, 11–12, 15–16, 18–52, 60 (1969–1975) * ''Wonder Woman'' #205–206, 211, 216 (1973–1975) * ''World's Finest Comics'' #212–228 (1972–1975) * '' Young Love'' #74, 107 (1969–1974) * ''

'' #157, 163, 187 (1968–1972)

Marvel Comics

* ''

Crazy Magazine ''Crazy Magazine'' is an illustrated satire and humor magazine that was published by Marvel Comics from 1973 to 1983 for a total of 94 regular issues (and a ''Super Special'' (Summer 1975)). It was preceded by two standard-format comic book seri ...

'' #7–8, 10, 12–13, 15–16 (1974–1976) * ''

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series), a ...

'' #15, 18 (1975) * ''Marvel Movie Premiere'' #1 ('' The Land That Time Forgot'' adaptation) (1975) * ''

Marvel Premiere ''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own ser ...

'' #28 ( Legion of Monsters) (1976)

References

External links

The Official Nick Cardy WebsiteArchived
from the original on September 9, 2010. * *
Nick Cardy
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics * Evanier, Mark
Transcript excerpt, 1998 Comic-Con International Nick Cardy panel, part 1
POV Online, column of March 2, 2001

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