Jim Aparo

Jim Aparo was a self-taught comic book artist. He began pursuing a career in comics in the early 1950s and initially worked as a commercial illustrator, including on newspaper fashion advertisements. In 1966, Charlton Comics hired him to draw, among other features, the character Miss Bikini Luv. Aparo moved to DC Comics in 1968, where he became known for his work on series including Aquaman, The Brave and the Bold, The Phantom Stranger, The Spectre, Batman, Detective Comics, and Batman and the Outsiders. He died on July 19, 2005.