Frank Frazetta, greatest Conan artist ever, dead at 82

Frank Frazetta, one of the most influential and remarkable commercial artists of the 20th century, died on May 10, 2010, at the age of 82. Known primarily in science fiction and fantasy circles for his amazing oil paintings of well-muscled men and stunningly attractive women, Frazetta also worked in comic books, album covers and movie posters. Most recently, Frazetta's name made the news this past December when his son Alfonso, also known as Frank Frazetta Jr., used a backhoe in an attempt to break into the Frazetta Museum in the Poconos and remove the artwork.

Frazetta studied fine art techniques as a child and moved into comic books at the age of 16. He worked for EC and DC Comics and assisted Al Capp with Li'l Abner and also the newspaper comic strip Johnny Comet. He was also an illustrator for Playboy. Frazetta was interested in physical culture for more than the sake of his art—an athlete, Frazetta entertained an offer to play professional baseball in the early 1950s. At around that time, he met Eleanor Kelly, whom he'd marry in 1956. With Eleanor, Frazetta had four children and moved from New York to rural Pennsylvania.

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