Joe Sinnott (b. 1926)

Born: 1926 October 16 in Saugerties, New York, United States
Died: 2020 June 25 in Saugerties, New York, United States
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Biography:

American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel's Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series), from 1965 to 1981 (and briefly in the late 1980s), initially over the pencils of Jack Kirby (b. 1917). During his 60 years as a Marvel freelance artist and then remote worker salaried artist, Sinnott inked virtually every major title, with notable runs on The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series), The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series), and Thor (Marvel, 1966 series).

He continued to ink The Amazing Spider-Man Sunday comic strip until his retirement in 2019.

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Joe Sinnott signed 1978 Marvel covers with fellow creator Jack Kirby as K/S.

Name:

  • Joe Sinnott
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Joe Family name: Sinnott

Other Names:

  1. Paul Reinman Type: Ghost Name
  2. J. J. Sinnabel Type: Pen Name
  3. Sinnott Type: Common Alternative Name
    Family name: Sinnott
  4. Joseph L. Sinnott Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Joseph L. Family name: Sinnott
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Signatures:

  1. J. Sinnott [generic]
  2. J.S. [generic]
  3. Joe [generic]
  4. Joe S [generic]
  5. Joe S. [generic]
  6. Joe Sinnott [generic]
  7. Joe Sinnott
  8. Joe Sinnott [long J and T]
  9. JS [generic]
  10. K/S [generic]
  11. R/S [generic]
  12. S [generic]
  13. S. [generic]
  14. Sin [generic]
  15. SINN [generic]
  16. Sinnot [generic]
  17. SINNOTT
  18. Sinnott [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1967: Alley Awards - Best Inking Artist
  2. 1995: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  3. 2008: Inkwell Awards - Special Ambassador (Retroactive)
  4. 2008: Inkwell Awards - The Sinnott Hall of Fame Award
  5. 2009: Inkwell Awards - Favorite Inker (Retro)
  6. 2013: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1966: Alley Awards - Best Combination New & Reprint Material Title
    Fantastic Four Annual (1963 series) #4
  2. 1968: Alley Awards - Best Full-Length Story
    The Silver Surfer (1968 series) #1
  3. 1997: Eisner Award - Best Humor Publication
    Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel (1996 series) #1

Awards for Stories:

  1. 1968: Alley Awards - Best Feature Story
    Today Earth Died! (Nick Fury) comic story, 11p

Relations:

  1. Ghosted for - Vince Alascia (b. 1914)
  2. Ghosted for - Paul Reinman (b. 1910)
  3. Employee of - Tom Gill Studio
    Notes: Did pencils and inks (ghost work) 1950.

Schools:

  1. Cartoonists and Illustrators School ? to ?

  2. School of Visual Arts [NYC] ? to ?

Art Influences:

Joe Sinnott (b. 1926) stated influences by:
  1. Milton Caniff (b. 1907)
  2. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)
Influences by Joe Sinnott (b. 1926) were stated by:
  1. Steven Addlesee (b. 1958)
  2. John Dell (b. 1965)
  3. Mark Farmer (b. 1957)
  4. Mike Gustovich (b. 1953)
  5. Dave Hunt (b. 1942)
  6. Rik van Niedek (b. 1961)
  7. Joe Orsak (b. 1952)
  8. Jimmy Palmiotti (b. 1961)
  9. Peter Repovski (b. 1970)

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonists Society Type: member

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