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Charles Biro (May 12, 1911 – March 4, 1972) was an American comic book creator and cartoonist. He is today chiefly known for creating the comic book characters Airboy and Steel Sterling, and for his 16-year run on the acclaimed 1940s series ''Daredevil Comics'' for Lev Gleason Publications. ==Biography== Charles Biro studied art at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art and the Grand Central School of Art, and joined the Harry "A" Chesler Shop c. 1936.〔Bails, Jerry G. and Hames Ware (ed.s), ''The Who's Who of American Comic Books'': Volume One, p. 31 (Bails, 1973)〕 Working in the multiple roles of writer, artist and later supervisor at one of the earliest comics packaging art studios, Biro moved from the Chesler Shop in 1939 to take up similar roles at MLJ Comics.〔 Biro worked as artistic supervisor (as well as writer and artist) for MLJ until 1941, writing and drawing such characters as Steel Sterling (a character he created)〔Brancatelli, Joe "Biro, Charles (1911-1972)" in Maurice Horn (ed.), ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'' (Chelsea House Publishers, 2nd ed., 1999) ISBN 0-7910-4854-3, pp. 134-135〕 and Sgt. Boyle, before moving to Lev Gleason Publications, for whom he would work for the next 15 years.〔 While working for Gleason, Biro held the roles of editorial director, head writer and cover artist.〔 According to comics historians Jerry Bails and Hames Ware, Biro did not do much, if any, interior artwork after 1942, focusing solely on covers.〔 For Gleason, he produced a number of titles, among them (with Bob Wood) Chuck "Crimebuster" Chandler, who appeared in ''Boy Comics'' (1942–1956).〔〔()〕 Chandler is described by Joe Brancatelli as "a hero, yes, but first a boy... arguably the best-handled boy's adventure feature ever to appear in comics."〔 Later, he marketed "the first full adult comic book, ''Tops'', a 1949 experiment in full color and standard magazine size" (which lasted two issues, July and September 1949).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Biro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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