Bill Lignante
| William Gaetano "Bill" Lignante | |
| Biographical information | |
| Born: | March 20, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Died: | February 27, 2018 |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Occupation: | Artist, Writer, Cover artist |
| Website: | N/A |
William "Bill" Lignante (March 20, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York - February 27, 2018 in Carlsbad, California) was an American illustrator.
Biography
Lignante graduated from Pratt Institute, and worked on the newspaper strip "Ozark Ike" in the 1950's.
When Wilson McCoy suddenly passed away in 1961, Lignante was recruited as a temporary fill-in artist until a new artist was found. After that, Lignante became the main artist (and occasional writer) on the Phantom comic book stories produced by King Comics and Gold Key Comics. From 1962 to 1969 he drew over 40 Phantom comic book stories, of which the last was published by Charlton Comics.
For sixteen years he worked as an animator for Hanna-Barbera, and later became well-known in his role as a courtroom artist for ABC Network News. In the 26 years he spent with ABC, he illustrated 55 trials, including those of Sirhan Sirhan, Charlie Manson, and Patty Hearst.
Phantom work by Bill Lignante
Stories
Sunday stories
| # | Title | Writer | Artist | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Limper" | Falk | McCoy, Infantino, Lignante | 20 Aug 1961 | 29 Oct 1961 |
| 2 | "Queen Samaris XII" | Falk | Lignante | 5 Nov 1961 | 13 May 1962 |
Gold Key/King/Charlton stories
Gold Key Comics
King Comics
| # | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "The Treasure of the Skull Cave" | Falk, Wood | Lignante |
| 28 | "SOS Phantom" | ? | Lignante |
| 29 | "The Astronaut and the Pirates" | Falk, Wood | Lignante |
| 30 | "SOS Phantom: The Pirate Raiders" | Wood | Lignante |
| 31 | "The Masked Emissary" | Falk, Wood | Lignante |
| 32 | "The Magic Ivory Cage" | ? | Lignante |
| 33 | "The Adventures of the Girl Phantom" | Wood | Lignante |
| 34 | "The Invisible Demon" | Siegel | Lignante |
| 35 | "The Girl Phantom" | Wood | Lignante |
| 36 | "The Treasure of Bengali Bay" | Harris | Lignante |
| 37 | "The Terror Tiger" | Wood | Lignante |
| 38 | "The Secret of Magic Mountain" | Wood | Lignante |
| 39 | "Delilah" | Wood | Lignante |
| 40 | "The Riddle of the Witch" | Fortunato | Lignante |
| 41 | "The Lost City of Yiango" | Harris | Lignante |
| 42 | "The Pearl Raiders" | Wood | Lignante |
| 43 | "The Story of Hero" | Poole | Lignante |
| 44 | "Diana's Deadly Tour" | Wood | Lignante |
| 45 | "The Big Fight" | Harris | Lignante |
Charlton Comics
| # | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | "The Ghost Tribe" | Harris | Lignante |
Additional stories
In addition to the main stories, some short stories of one or two pages were created to serve as introductions to elements of the Phantom myth. Lignante provided the art for nine of these stories, all created during the Gold Key years.
| # | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Origin" | Harris | Lignante |
| 2 | "Rings" | Harris | Lignante |
| 3 | "The Patrol" | Harris | Lignante |
| 4 | "The Champ" | ? | Lignante |
| 5 | "The Milk Drinker" | ? | Lignante |
| 6 | "The Diggers" | ? | Lignante |
| 7 | "The Waterfall" | ? | Lignante |
| 8 | "Diana" | ? | Lignante |
| 9 | "The Bandar" | ? | Lignante |
Covers
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