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Al Plastino's Daughter Calls On DC To Give Him Supergirl Credit

Published Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:00:41 -0500

Last updated Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:00:59 -0500

Daughter of the late comic book creator Al Plastino, MaryAnn Plastino Charles posted to Facebook this week,

Please get Al the credit he is due and all the creators who have died recently and will not see their characters come to life on television or in the movies. They never received any pensions, or health insurance, nothing at all. How ironic that DC has waited until these gentlemen have passed away to begin producing programs like Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Legion of Super Heroes,.

I have asked DC several times to give them some kind of credit. Not looking for royalties. Just an acknowledgement of all the work these men put into building the DC brand. Men like Al Plastino, Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino, Nick Cardy, Jerry Robinson, all the guys who have drawn or created characters when they were at the height of their popularity. Many nights I saw my father working in his studio to meet some crazy deadline from the editor. At one point, Dad was handling 5 different strips for DC and United Media. He was THAT hard working. Go to the DC website or their facebook page and let the syndicate know. You can do so much more for Al than any lawyer could. You helped Al get the Kennedy art into the Kennedy library and for that I am eternally grateful.

That would refer to this story.

During his work on the Superman comic books, Al Plastino co-created the likes of Supergirl, currently getting a TV series, Legion Of Superheroes, being lined up as a movie, and Brainiac, currently all over the place.

DC Comics announced the Supergirl casting news here.

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